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About Google Book Search Google's mission is to organize the world's information and to make it universally accessible and useful. Google Book Search helps readers discover the world's books while helping authors and publishers reach new audiences. You can search through the full text of this book on the web at |http: //books .google .com/I THE Si ■ ^ "■■• 'l! COL. GEO. M, MOULTON !l I ,^ 67/^ US (^'l/6,5'/u MAY 7 1912 Copyright, 1899, By HORACE W. BOLTON, Chicago, III. • • •^ ' • THIS VOLU TO 1 SECOND ILL \v THE SUMMONS TO FACl THOUGH NOT THKIKS TO THE BATTI.I TH SUFFERING ANI BUT NONE THE LKSS \VI TRUE HEROES V ( XXI. WIl. CONTENTS Chapter XXIII. Company F XXIV. Company G - XXV. Company H XXVI. Company I - XXVII. Company K XXVIII. Company L - XXIX. Company M XXX. Reminiscences XXXI. Muster Out LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Adams^ Lieutenant F. W 254 Alphonso XIII 365 Ambulance 41 Baade, Lieutenant Adolph 385 Band 237, 238, 240 Band Stand 140 Bakery 147 Barred Windows 100 Bath^ Lieutenant L. M 215 Bauder, Lieutenant John 253 Beaty, Lieutenant E. A 355 Benning, Captain A. A 371 Benes^ Lieutenant J. D 261 Blanco, General 118 Bolton, Captain H. W 217 Boxing Club 312 Bones of the Poor 134 Breaking Camp 49 Bristol, Lieutenant G. W 278 Brooks, Captain R. E 291 BuRNES, Lieutenant B.J 321 Burt, General A. S 170 Byrne, Lieutenant J. G 211 Camp Bolton 267 Cars 117 Caspers, Lieutenant Frank S 37i Cathedral 103 Cemetery 165 Chadwick, Captain W. A 66 Chamberlain, Lieutenant F. V. S 349 Christmas 240 Company A .- 247, 249, 251, 257 Company B 263, 265, 271 5 O LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Company C 279, 281, 283, 5 Company D 2>7^ 293, 299, 301, Company E 309, Company F 223, 325, 329, Company G 339, Company H Company I ; Company K ; Company L 389, ; Company M 409, Custom House Daniels, Bugler Jesse Dome Building 25, DUSENBERRY, MaJOR W. P Il6, DuRAND, Lieutenant W. J Evacuation Committee Flag Raising 109, Freeman, Lieutenant H. J Garrity, Captain J. J Garwood, Lieutenant J. S Gomez, General Governor's Palace Greene, General F Iricson, Lieutenant E. A Harbor Haussner, Lieutenant A. A Havana Headquarters HoLDEN, Lieutenant E. F Hospital Z^ HoTCHKiss, Lieutenant-Colonel W. D i Jacksonville Jack on St. Patrick's Day JuDD, Colonel Louis S Kagle, G. H Kerrick, Lieutenant H. S Kodak Fiend Koehler, Captain F. E Laas, Captain F. W Lee, Major-General Fitzhugh Lino, Captain Pa Lydston, Major G Maceo, General . Maine (Wreck of Mail Wagon Mair, Captain Ti Marquis, Major C Mayeskie, Lieute: McConologue, Lie McFaddexV, Capta] McFeely, Captai> McKlNLEY, PrESII Meat Market . . . Mechener, Captai Mess Metcalf, Lieuten Michigan Transp Mobile (Transpoi- Monuments Morro Castle . . . Moulton, Colonei Moulton, Mrs. Gi Nussbaumer, Cap Officers Officers' Mess . . Old Glory OsMAR, Sergeant- Pack Horse Pets Penitentiary . . . Prado Police Porter, Lieutenai Postmaster PuRiNTON, Major Purinton, Lieute Q uarterm aster' s Quirk, Colonel J Raising the Flag Rehm, Lieuten an 8 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Rifle Range Rosebud (Horse) ROSENTHRAL, SeRGEANT M. S Saunders, Quartermaster- Sergeant H. R Savannah Sentinel (Bowers) Sentinel (Robb) Sherwin, Captain James P ScHEYiNG, Lieutenant J. P Slayter, Dr. John Soda Fount in Havana Soldiers, Spanish Stables Stansfield, Captain J. H Stewards (Hospital) Street Scenes 75, loi, 1 14, Stuart, Major James E Sunset Row SwATEK, Captain J. W Talmage, Captain F. D Teamsters Temple (Little) Tent Y. M. C. A Thanksgiving Dinner Thompson, Captain S. B Titus, Lieutenant E. H Torpedo Headquarters Unfried, Lieutenant W. J Vannatta, Lieutenant J. E VanZant, Captain O. S Victor (Horse) Wheeler, General H. A Wright, Captain C. P ZiEGFELD, Colonel Florence The brief, th ended so gloriou but limited oppo qualities of the paratively few oi so rapidly recrui engaged in active of the possibilit. Government ha( camps, with the soldiers, and of portation to Cube The actual h tion with the Bat tions were still ii plications arising nance of a consic the United State after. This serv monotonous, tha fell to the lot of The history ' the forced inact mental alike to h destructive to e stronger proof ( Second Illinois 1 conditions, althc 10 ' PREFACE spirit which animated its members n paired, while in drill, discipline, and c command showed rapid and unintern ment. While, therefore, the glories of the by force of circumstances withheld fr Illinois, yet the steadfastness of purp obedience to orders, the eagerness to ac( edge necessary to efficiency, plainly ind events shaped themselves differently the which placed the regiment easily in th< regiments in the war camps, would ha^ standards to victory in the forefront of 1 The Compiler's thanks are respectfi Doctors Porter and Bath, Lieut. Caspn for valuable assistance received in the this work, and also to the author of "". the Second Regiment Illinois National C many valuable facts were obtained. Horace W. Bolto> Chaplain Seco Volunt 12 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIM" Captains — E. J. Cunliffe, J. J. Higgii phy, William Marsh, Daniel Quirk, D. ] Eagle. First Lieutenants — J. H. Heaney, P. COI.. JAMES QUIRK. nor, Thomas Meaney, William Marsh, J gan. Second Lieutenants — D.Foley, John N William Whalen, J. E. Bourke. In 1876 the Illinois National Guard . into force, and the Second Regiinent was to eight companies, Major Quirk H HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGi: Lieutenant-Colonel. This year the also provided for the arming of the e and the provision of armories and encai July, in the following year, saw the Sec its "Baptism of Fire." It was called o* repressing the "Railroad Riots," when and coolness in dispersing the armed aii« crowds which terrorized the city, fully its reputation as an efficient and valuabU tion. About this time, from various causes v not here be named, the membership re so depleted that it became necessary t date with it the Sixth Battalion, consisti companies. Colonel W. H. Thompson to the combined command. From this time to 1884 few event occurred. In July of that year Colonel '! was succeeded in the command by Colo: A. Wheeler. Two companies were then ( leaving seven companies still in service. The regiment then moved into new q its present Armory, at Washington Boul Curtis Street. The infusion of new bloo improvement in the housing soon bore fruit in the marked improvement in th efficiency of the regiment. In 1886 the "Stock Yards Riots" afif Second another opportunity to prove i and the manner in which the difficult an ous duties intrusted to it were perforn ILLINOI forth the well-d Fitzsimons, itd Second Regim. On Colonel Colonel Floreii command, but resigned them ■ Judd. The year 189 service to the rt "Lemont Strjkt lo HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIl geld the Second was hurried through tl weather to the scene of strife. The i of the presence of the military force p cient to calm the more turbulent spirits COL. LOUIS S. JUDD. strikers, and the necessity for a resort to f happily avoided. On January 29, 1894, Colonel Judd ■ ceeded in the command by Colonel Ge Moulton, who had previously filled the nient of Inspector of Small Arras Practii First Brigade. Once more, called into acti lives and pro] When it becai employes of the destined to fai American Railv result that in a road system was established, anc authorities to e 1 8 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIM July 8th the proclamation of President with its impressive warning to the ri issued, but fell practically unheeded. Governor's orders for the mobilization o: ment were received the call of the cor>j,^ officer was responded to with the greatest p tude, considerations of distance and persona venience or sacrifice being utterly disregarc call of duty alone being held paramount. The regiment rapidly assembled at its i and on receiving definite orders, proceec train to Hyde Park and reported for further to Inspector of Police Nicholas Hunt, directions the First Battalion, under comm Lieutenant-Colonel William D. Hotchkiss ceeded to Englewood and reported to Polici tain Aldrich at that station, while Colonel Mo with the remainder of the regiment, was di. to repMDrt to Captain O'Neill at the Police S of the Nineteenth Precinct. It being foun practicable to move the troops by train to H: Street on account of the blocking of the trac the rioters, the command loaded their impedir on wagons, and, forming column of route, mai to Halsted and Forty-eighth Streets. Two panics were assigned to duty at the Stock \ and the remainder went into bivouac for the r On the following day the command took pc sion of a ball park conveniently situated for a c ing ground, where they were shortly after j< by Battery D and Troop A of the artillerj cavalry of the I being establishe designation of "' previous comma number of statio time to time, c fietached. At tl stantly on dut' more or less necessity demj Company C especially disti a furious mob ninth Street t Ashland Aven C in protectinj their lives, was it is difficult greater approl self-possession mands of their dash and resolr sive when their could no longt As soon as i reinforced by t so well had C; that the reinfoi arrival. One severely wouii slightly so, pr( child's play. 20 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT Another exciting experience was that of a detachment of Company A, under Captain Sam- uels, and Company F, under Captain Kelly. The detachment was sent to reinforce Company F, which had been attacked by a mob in considerable force at Forty-ninth Street tracks and Ashland Avenue. The combined forces were compelled to repeatedly charge the mob at the point of the bay- onet, but it was fortunately found unnecessary to open fire. The energy and determination dis- played by the officers and men of the Second Regi- ment at this critical juncture undoubtedly con- tributed largely to impress upon the rioters the fact that the community would and could be pro- tected against their lawless attempts to overthrow the safeguards thrown around it by the strong arm of law and justice. After this display of force the rioters ventured no pitched or open encounter with the men whose bravery and determination they had experienced, but under cover of darkness many were the savage attacks with stones and other missiles upon individual sentinels. The use of dynamite was openly proposed among the riot- ers, and intelligence of this reaching the alert ear of the commanding officer, an outpost picket line around the camp was established and maintained until the end of the strike, while the district was constantly patrolled by parties, both mounted and on foot, the cavalry rendering useful service in this regard. On the evening of July loth, at a meeting of the police and rail' Moulton was pi at to resume t totally suspende companies, und berry, with the ordered to the f out, manned by Captain Willis ft on any persons obstruct its pro; ing- of any missi' sufficient jnstif to kill. Troop crossings along to Wentworth were sufficient, tion without se kloot, with Co of a two-sectii: journey safely. attempted to 1: was disconnect' The Bicycle abundantly pro and efficient nn widely separate It may be s; on which the re public the mee time, however. 22 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMl patent, and so plainly seen, that the ap it so well deserved could hardly be withh will be long before Chicago forgets what its citizen soldiers. For nearly four years after its expe active ser\ace in the stock yards district th led an almost uneventful existence, the S( of the organization being most in evide only events worthy of note being its prei 1896, at the inauguration of Governor Tanner. During the annual encampment year General Merritt, commanding the ment of the Lakes, was the guest of Wheeler, the Brigadier. But exciting times were coming, for w drill and discipline which had been stead up during this uneventful period, had beer ing the command, although probably non boys even dreamed that the careful trainiuj receiving would ever be put to any severe test. But the lull precedes the storm, an on February 15, 1898, the intelligence treacherous destruction of the United Sta tleship "Maine," at her anchorage in Hav bor, was flashed to this country, public ind leaped to the boiling point. American pc demanded satisfaction for the outrage to and vengeance for the cowardly murder o: lant seamen. Still, obedient to its Natioi ciples of right and justice, America waited, with a growing impatience as the time \ until the guilt beyond peradver when at length t was given to the flamed forth, i calling the count it canie, on Apri muscle and sine East, West, Nor the ranks to niai Foremost in i the men from tl the tocsin's so factories and ■ burning to enu and ready to < and honor. Where wei't preaching; that standard of ])a and that the its higher inst and worldly cei the case, the < constrained lo could recall i more vigorous ness of self tlu Conspicuou; promptness in miration of thi H HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIM: of the Illinois National Guard, whose mej reported themselves at the regimental Ar the steady demeanor of the veteran, this, the boys well knew, stem duty was expected, and the Second stood ready t it, come what might. April 26, 1898, will long be remembere Siders in Chicago. The order for the m- and rendezvous at Springfield of the Guard had been received from the Gover: nois, and the Second was to take the train ing. All the afternoon crowds had been in the vicinity of the Regimental Armor the hour for departure approached, bela bers of the Guard found it a difficult task gle through the concourse of people to of assembly. As far as the eye could re Washington Boulevard, and on the stre ing it, could be seen an apparently int sea of faces, many of them straining to last glimpse of dear ones they feared ne again. At last the time arrived, and am; ing cheers, which drowned the strains of the Second, with colors flying, slowly fo way through the masses of people to t No description could possibly do justi( scene there as the boys were graduall board the trains which were to bear th and at length the first section pulled 01 State rendezvous at Springfield. 26 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REG] Second Illinois received instructions their quarters in the Dome Building, i in, some of the companies being stati main floor, and others upstairs in the Next day the troops settled dow Squad drill was the order of the day. 1,580 men in the regiment, about ; being fresh enlistments, and consequei was to be lost in getting them into s rainy weather which rendered so ur our stay in the Fair Grounds began to and the amateur cooks commenced to difficulties which beset a military < weather in camp. On the 29th, the soldiers were aro news of the silencing of the Matanzas Sampson's fleet, but the excitement the nificant compared with the burst of p^ thusiasm which greeted the intelliger May 2d, of the destruction of the Spa Dewey. The Dome and other buildir by the troops were shaken to their foi tremendous outbursts of cheering, ar tacle was one never to be forgotten. Drill went on daily, and strict di enforced so far as it was possible to < enlisted men were allowed out of cam course, where so many of the voluntee their citizens' garb, it was quite imp: prevent many of them from leaving t out permission. ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 27 Sundays in Springfield were gala days. The railway companies ran cheap excursions from Chi- cago and other points within the State, and throngs of passengers rewarded their enterprise. The Fair Grounds, on these occasions, were crowded with visitors, friends or relatives of the soldiers, anxious to see the last of their boys. The wretched weather, however, probably kept away many visitors who would otherwise have been desirous of seeing this great gathering of the Illinois forces. The weather was damp and cold all the time. 28 HISTORY OF THE SECOND with the exception of an occasit sional — spell of sunny weather. ^' Fair Ground was a thick, greasy^ clay, and the discomfort was consrcf vated as it was by deficiencies in bedc and rations. However, in the excite siastic state of mind prevalent, these but trifles. On May 4th the important work into the United States service comr Inspection Depot was established at Building, whither the regiments were turn to be examined by the surgeons, supposed that the test would not be a but such expectations were doomed to ment. Many men who had never « rejection, found themselves peremptor down;" while others, who had anticipat passed on and were mustered by Cap Swift, of the Fifth United States, the officer. On May 12th and 13th the regiment "; doctor," Col. Senn, Captain Birmingha A., and others being the examining office were a good many rejections, but as t men had been considerably weeded out mental inspections, fewer men had no dropped than was the case in most of t organizations. On Saturday, May 14th, rejected were sent home, their faces show bitter the disappointment was. ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 29 May isth the final ceremony of mustering into the United States service was completed. It was a most impressive ceremony, com- pany after company falling in, answering to the roll call, and finally, with bared heads and upraised right hands, taking the oath which changed them from National Guards into United States soldiers, the ceremony being closed in each case with hearty cheering. Now came vaccination, which all and every newly enlisted man, nolens volens, was compelled to submit to, and which sowed the seed for a plen- tiful crop of sore arms a little later on. On May 17th the First Illinois left for Tampa, Florida, and the Second received orders to be held in readiness to proceed to the same place for em- barkation for Cuba. From that time forward the business of prepar- ing for departure to the front occupied the ener- gies of everyone. Quartermaster's supplies, rifles, ammunition, and the thousand and one things had to be obtained, until on the 20th all was ready, and the three-section train, bearing the regiment, rolled out of Springfield, south bound. To most of the men the journey they were mak- ing was a novel and interesting one. Ohio, Ken- tucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, were passed through, presenting scenes quite unfamiliar to the boys from the North, and at every town and city the regiment received an enthusiastic recepn tion, which culminated in a perfect ovation at 30 HISTORY OF THE SECOND Ri Albany, Georgia, a place that will place of honor in the memories of t Second. At Waycross, Georgia, the tht Orders were there received to divert from its original destination and senc Jacksonville, Fla. Telegraphic inqi confirmation from Washington, and to be done but to accept the inevital sentiment seemed to warn the men t was to be a death-blow to their cheri active service against the common e At 9:30 p. m., we arrived at Jack ing in the cars all night, and at 6 a. m. left the train and marched to the car No tents were at first provided, anc speedily improvised with blankets, short time the thick underbrush was and the camp, or rather bivouac, be| an inhabitated appearance. Soon blankets were issued, and a few rubl shelter-tents were distributed, and t\ tied down for what was destined to in Jacksonville. cgiment ■ward to broug^ht ing ivas It a pre- lis order hopes of 1e. stay- egiment ^roun J . ers were ml in a jil away assume woolen es. then )nd set- ng stay CHAPTER III JACKSONVILLE. The Second Illinois enjoys the distinc ing- been the first regiment of the Se\ Corps into camp at Jacksonville. It w with the First North Carolina and S Jersey, under the command of Brigac Andrew S. Burt, the three regiments the First Brigade, Second Division, Sc Corps. The camp site assigned to the regime at first glance a desirable one, but as events proved, a worse choice could 1 been made. The frequent rains convert lying flat ground, full of decayed root: vegetable matter, into a veritable swar with vapor, which the fierce rays of sun caused to exhale, laden with deac resulting in the outbreak of sickness w decimated the Seventh Army Corps. On the 2d of June the regimental cl Reverend Frank DeWitt Talmage, r position on account of ill-health, and t ment was tendered to the Reverend Bolton, D.D., who had previously ser years in the regiment as Chaplain. 32 ■nn of hSB'v— ■nth Army IS brigaded cond Newr ier-Gener^J enth Army- It appeared subsequent lariily have ctl the law- and other tp. reeking :he Florida ly malaria, hicb nearly laplain, the 34 HISTORY OF THE SECOND ] Dr. Bolton, who was stationed ii Wisconsin, accepted the call, and once for Springfield, Illinois, alarm all the ministry, everywhere to do all in their power to serv Reaching Springfield after a long which was commenced in overcc and terminated in shirtsleeves, s difference in temperature. Dr. direction of Secretary Alger must Ballon and set out to join his old r sonville. Camp Cuba Libre, as the cami named by General Fitzhugh Lee. mander, was at that time a charr palms shaded the camp in all direi had been brought in pipes from th works, and could be had in abu houses had been erected, and an ic in every regiment. The water v tured with sulphur, but was bright At first there was little sickness in shacks had been erected all around various eatables and drinkables w the troops, to the great profit of t stands, but whose value to the sol so evident. Too little supervisic over these people, and the qualit; furnished by them left much to probably would account for son- subsequent sickness. Inferior o melons and othi ill-made pies and soldiers' rations pensed with, yet sumed considera' washings them do ferent lemonade, internal econoni) The city appearance at tli were thronped b\ inajor-g:enerals. < cers and privates A noticeable resi the place was its s of both th men assuming ca the ladies favored hat, and sported Military buttons \ during the time t\ the boys acceded made to them foi pins would have 1 The sojourn at to the soldiers, a than the boys of t the command \vc enemy in the field ing general down, commands as ethc 3^ HISTORY OF THE SECOND REG3 and as conversant with their duties, a time of preparation admitted of, while responded with enthusiasm and intelli instruction they received. Every da] advance on the previous one; battle were constantly practiced, and a hif proficiency was attained in a surp: space of time. Sundays alone brought a brief spa In the afternoon the regiment would i sounding of the beautiful and sole Call," and march to the large tent er Young Men's Christian Association earnestness and fervor with which th the Second joined in the services si value also as ''Soldiers of the Cross." Nothing could exceed the enthus men for their idolized General, Fil Whenever the General passed throug the men crowded to see and cheer hi the people of the South, of course, the was one to conjure with. The Gen( writer a good anecdote of the unple bearing a name made historic by sc When Robert E. Lee surrendered a tox, Fitzhugh started for home, and people rushed to meet him and beg the "What are you going this way for?" dozen men. "Oh, it's all up, Lee has s "Not Robert," they cried, "Never, bull-headed Fitzhugh, but not Robert 3^ HISTORY OF THE SECOND A time was coming when the all the elasticity of spirits and a] they could muster, to sustain th descended and the floods came, it seemed impossible for more rail it rained still more heavily. The ; clothing, and all Iheir belonging: all the time. Cooking was almosi tion, and for days and days at a would be wet to the skin, having i ments, and sleeping in their les sodden clothing they had worn all ing ground being low, level and enormous quantities of water, wh not drain off, but collected below length there came a time when could receive no more, and the s forming miniature lakes everywhe the camp being quite under wate soon made the sick rate go up v pidity. Malarial fever made its ; to be followed by its deadly relativ strange as it may appear, the soldi< born'' proved less able to withsta the climate than their brothers fro the boys from Minnesota, Illinoij ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 39 Disappointment at being held back from service at the front, whither the desires of all the officers and men tended, no doubt had its share in render- ing the men's constitutions receptive to the mala- rial poison. It is a well known and indisputable fact that it is not during an active campaign, where I m^m K3 [ w REGIMENTAL HOSPITAL. JACKSONVILLE, FLA excitement succeeds excitement, that soldiers become sick — they have then no time to do so: — but it is during the weary months of waiting in camp either before or after a war, that disease does its work. Men lose ambition with no object in \ 40 HISTORY OF THE SECOND RE Sight. An order to prepare for Cuba would have prevented much of the s took place at this time, when the exec the rain comi>elled a considerable cei daily drills, and consequently gave more leisure and oppMDrtunity for becoming homesick. Rumors of an ture were rife, and sometimes one i authenticated than usual would arou enthusiasm, only to be followed by 1 reaction when time proved the absen* tion for the report. Nothing could exceed the popula ranks of Brigadier-General Andrew S presence was everywhere, and who authority of the general officer with t of the old soldier in such a manner him to everyone. Numerous stories t of and on the gallant General. One j evening, hearing a great deal of through the brigade, General Burt his tent over to the Second Illinois gi asked a sentinel the occasion of t When he was told that it was on ac New Jersey having meat for supper, ordered the man to report at his tent \ from guard, and when seen coming the soldier had a cheerful face and w< good cigar. Toward the end of August the fev to an alarming extent. The medical ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY baffled. The Division Hospitals were crowded, and the sick reports were filled every morning. The frequent deaths cast a gloomy feeling over the whole command, and the arrival at a company of a mounted orderly from the hospital came to be well known as the announcement of another com- rade gone. Many of our best men succumbed dur- ing this and the succeeding month. The press. North and South, added to the dismay by exaggerated and alarming reports, and parents and friends at home were terrified beyond measure. CHAPTER IV RIFLE RANGE At length it was decided, as a sanit to abandon the c^mp, and another sit to the north, was selected, whither, aft camp, the troops proceeded. Here the much higher, and the change bore ra the improvement in the health of the Si FLE RANGE. ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 43 No car line ran to this camp, and the roads lead- ing to the city were soon badly cut up by the unwonted traffic of heavy army wagons. Hacks, carts, and busses of all kinds were quickly in evi- dence to earn money by transporting officers and soldiers to and from Jacksonville, and the inevita- ble wooden shacks and shooting galleries sprang up like mushrooms. Close by the Second Illinois camp was the Rifle Range, which had been laid out by military labor, and was excellently contrived. Every day firing was going on, each regiment in camp having rifle practice about every ten days. These practice days were red-letter ones, and were eagerly looked forward to by the boys, who made very creditable averages, excellent scores being compiled in many cases. The field officers of the regiment, Lieuten- ant-Colonel Hotchkiss and Majors Dusenberry and Purinton, by turns superintended these practices, and it speaks well for the watchfulness and care of these officers, as well as for the company com- manders, that in spite of the inexperience and un- familiarity with the handling of firearms of the majority of the men, no accidents ever occurred on the Rifle Range. Great efforts were made by Chicago friends of many of the men to obtain the "muster out" of the Second Illinois, but to the credit of the men it may be said here that these attempts were not as a rule prompted by the men themselves, who held them- selves ready for any service the country might 44 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REG! demand of them. Volunteer regim dozen were being disbanded, and it \ the war was practically at an end. 1 vailing wish in the Second was that thi least see, and do some service for the la enlisted to save from the grasp of Spai' I AND CLASS. felt by everyone that further and faithfi yet to be done before the task to which had set itself should be complete. While in this camp General Burt closing of all canteens and shacks in 1 ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 45 on the ground that the goods sold in them were not of good quality; and although this was an un- popular step, there is little doubt that it was a wise one. During the trying time of the sickness the serv- ices of Mrs. Moulton, the wife of the Colonel, were untiring. This lady, who from the first had accom- panied the regiment, organized a hospital ward auxiliary to the Regimental Hospital, in which men who were ailing could be taken care of and receive many little comforts difficult to obtain in a big Division Hospital, among strangers. Into this hospital, too, were received such men as had been under treatment in the Division Hos- pital, and on discharge found themselves, though convalescent, still too weak for active duty. These tents were filled up with every comfort of which a camp infirmary is susceptible, and many a soldier of the Second Illinois, now alive and well, owes his Hfe to Mrs. Moulton's ministrations in the Conval- escent Hospital. The men had already realized what a godsend the wife of the Colonel was to the regiment while in camp at Springfield. She sewed on buttons, mended rents, placed a motherly hand upon the feverish brow of the patients in the hospital, and was in all places where a mother's intuition and kindness led the way. There was something touching in the sight of the private hastily slipping his hat from his head when Mrs. Moulton passed. Before many days passed Jacksonville society (( (( 4^ HISTORY OF THE SECOND REC attempted to claim Mrs. Moultan mother of the regiment," entirely wi her boys," let invitations remain una set to work plying the needle and min some kind angel to the sick. Tho» hungry for a tender word and longing received consoling words, and everywhe ence carried good cheer and love. Mrs. Moulton is worthy of all the j men of the Second bestow upon her The comparatively small death recon ment was largely due to her personal \ sonville and later at Savannah. She v camp and ever looking after the coi sick and caring for all who were in n offices as only a mother can suggest. The Regimental Hospital staff had ; of it at Jacksonville, with the result Marquis broke down and had to procee sickleave, throwing the burden onto th< of Lieutenant Porter, who remained s until he succumbed to the deadly typJ when two contract surgeons, Doctors Slayter, were attached to the regiment recovery and return to duty of the reguU oflficers, when Dr. Slayter returned to 1 The services of these two officers wer appreciated by the command, and Dr. eventually commissioned by Governor ". an assistant surgeon of the regiment. The food of the soldiers left much to b ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY DR. SLAVTEK, and no doubt greatly contributed to the amoimt of sickness. The trouble was not merely the bad- ness in quality of the rations issued, but their want of suitability to the climate, and lack of variety. True, the United Service Regulations direct that substitutes may be issued, but such substitutes were very rarely to be obtained, while trading- undesired food for other articles preferred, though no doubt possible at a post, becomes utterly impracticable where an army is encamped, for the market is soon glutted, and such articles as the sol- diers do not want are not wanted by anyone else. 48 HISTORY OF THE SECOND Salt pork and hard-tack, for insi times hardly be given away. Toward the close bf the stay i Jacksonville, a regimental baker the excellent bread from which proved the rations, as regarded quantity. The cool weather which now j have a marked effect for good t the soldiers, and the rapid dimi: list in consequence raised the spn induced a more cheerful frame itself had all the eflfect of a tonic. During our stay in Jacksonvil the full force of a Southern cy blew at the rate of 68 miles an 1 carrying everything before it, t< and shacks filling the air, while t in floods. Trees came crashing and blew away, and ever}'thing A shout was heard that the hospi men seized and hung to the gu sweeping them off their feet. The tent was down, and we obtained which we secured smaller tents a into them, when down went the Night came on with 1,200 drowned rats, without a dry blar medical oflFicers served out whis the men, which no doubt to son the results of the soaking. 50 HISTORY OF THE SECOND RI On the 2 1 St of October the 1 order arrived for rhe regiment to pre nah, Georgia, to await embarkatiot though the news did not arouse so asm as it would have had it arrivec earlier, still it was welcomed with s proverbial eagerness for a change, ton at this time rejoined from a s earned leave of absence, and at noon the "Generar' sounded, the camp \ the regiment proceeded to the rai take the train. However, the inev: curred in the transport arrangemej not until 3 :20 o'clock the following the regiment was safely on board tl route for Savannah. CHAPTER V SAVANNAH October 25, 1898, the regiment arrived at Savan- nah, Georgia, after passing through some of the worst country it had ever been our lot to see. The sunken lands of St. Francis, in Arkansas, are eleva- tions compared with the country along the line of the Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad be- tween Jacksonville and Savannah. The regiment went into camp on a grassy slope about a mile and a half from the city, the site being the same on which was encamped the old Thirty-third Illinois in 1864. The camp was, in the absence of the corps commander, temporarily designated **Camp Lee,'' but on his return the name was changed by his order to "Camp Onward;" the significance of the change being readily understood by all soldiers of the Seventh Army Corps. Savannah is distinctly a military city. Every- where about the city and its surroundings one is confronted with armories, military monuments, forts, and earthworks of every variety. Major Purinton had been stationed, during his service in the Civil War, within a short distance of the very place where his tent was pitched in 1898. The Civil War defenses of the city of Savannah still 51 53 HISTORY OF THE SECONl remain, except where they ha allow for the expansion of the of defense were built, including Forts Pulaski, Jackson, and t/. most noted of the river batterie SAVANNAH. GA The second line was what was ki line of defense. This was aim' contour and distant from the three-fourths of a mile. The li resist any direct assault upon t attacking force succeed in passii ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 53 The curtains were not of the same heavy char- acter as the lunettes, but consisted of rifle pits and lighter entrenchments. Fort Boggs, on the left of the line from the city, was a heavy bastioned work about an acre and a half in area. Fort Brown was also a work of some importance on this line. The earthwork crosses the Thunderbolt shell road near our camp and the last named fort is near by. The outer line of works is from four to seven miles from the city, and consists of detached works continuously connected with rifle pits. The natural defense must have been very strong, the swamps and lowlands in front of the line being now almost impenetrable. This line was held for eight days against General Sherman, but, like the pro- verbial saying concerning the success of American arms, Uncle Billy "got what he went after." Nowhere in the South is the military esprit die corps maintained with more ardor and enthusiasm than in Savannah. The chivalric spirit of the fol- lowers of old General Oglethorpe, who landed on what is called Yamacran BluflF, in 1733, has never subsided. One full regiment, part of another, and a squadron of the First Georgia cavalry went to the volunteer army for the Spanish War. During the Civil War Savannah furnished over three thousand troops to the Confederate service. Its leading mili- tary organizations are the First Volunteer Regi- ment of Georgia, Chatham Artillery, Savannah Volunteer Guards, and the Georgia Hussars, all of which antedate the Civil War by more than half a \ 54 HISTORY OF THE SECOND I century. The Chatham Artillery, lery battery but one in the Unite };anize4 HISTORY OF THE SECOND 1 regiment, and brought to it his b nothing undone, within his powe comfort of the soldiers during ( camp, the trip to Cuba of the first THANKSGIVING DINNE talions, and was in command un- Colonel Moulton, January ii, 189 the regiment out to meet the Co Vista, and after speeches and ch command over to him. CHAPTER VI TRIP TO HAVANA Orders came December 7, 1898, that the regi- ment should move next day. For several days preparations had been making, extra baggage had been packed, and tent floors sawn in twain for con- venience of transportation, and on Thursday the regimental transport was busily engaged conveying the belongings of the regiment to the docks. Then came another hitch. The embarkation was, to the universal disgust, ordered postponed till next day, and two battalions only to go on the '^Michigan," the other to follow on the "Mobile,'' insufficient accommodation on the former boat rendering this course necessary. The night was cold and raw, and the troops, tent- less, spent a night of discomfort. The gray dawn of the morning was a welcome sight to the house- less battalions, and after a scanty breakfast of "hard- tack" and canned meat, they prepared for the march to Savannah. At 10 a. m. headquarters and first and second battalions, under command of Lieutenant-Colonel Hotchkiss, marched out, with colors flying to a triumphal march by the band. The wharf was reached by noon, but the issue of an 65 <»6 HISTORY OF THE i TRANSPORT MICHK order, that no troops were to e: pedimenta were on board, delf tion until 9 o'clock at night. 1 obtaining dinner or supper, coi that a copious downpour of rain rendered the period of waiting experience. Finally, hungry i skin, the men were got on boar A vessel more absohitely unfit tion of troops can hardly be in- the extreme, the sickening odoi decks and hold rendered the si" degree, while the deck on whic ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 67 to quarter the troops was situated beneath that on which the mules and other animals were to be car- ried; and as the decks were by no means water- tight, the leakage ran through to the troop deck, causing a state of things easier to imagine than to describe. The vessel was a superannuated cattle- boat and in no respect had it been rendered fit for the service it was now to be engaged in. This condition of affairs drew forth an energetic and spirited remonstrance from Major Marquis, the regimental surgeon, presented by Lieutenant- Colonel Hotchkiss, which brought Adjutant- General Dorst and Inspector-General Guild down to inspect the vessel. They both fully agreed with the Lieutenant-Colonel as to the entire unfitness of the old hulk for the purposes intended, and a fur- ther delay took place. At noon next day an order was received from headquarters that the regiment might choose between accepting passage in the ''Michigan," and staying behind and taking chances of another ship. The latter course was quite out of the question, so with a good deal of smothered indignation, the situation was accepted, and it was decided to put up with the wretched accommoda- tion provided by the Quartermaster's Department. The passage down the river was of the nature of a triumphal progress. Cheering crowds along the banks of the river attested the popularity of the Second Illinois with the good folks of Savannah. In fact, first and last, the people of Georgia evinced the kindest feelings and the most open-hearted 6S HISTORY OF THE SECOND RE good-will of any of those amor. sojourned during our stay in the ar But we were not yet fairly on our ' at Tybee only serves at high tide for i draught of the "Michigan," and we ha the early morning tide. It was rej Chicago Record of December 12 Lieutenant-Colonel Hotchkiss was the "Michigan" got under way, and in reaching the vessel after an excit tugboat. This was an error. Cole never left the vessel. The fact was was thought accommodation could vided for the band, and Chief Musici his accomplished corps of musicians to return to shore and repK>rt to Ma of the third battalion. Subsequent room was found for the band, so Cap and Lieutenant Scheying were despatc it back. The bandsmen had, howc meantime obtained from corps headqt of absence for the rest of the day, and 1 cers were unable to collect them. Th< too late to get on board until after the V\ So, to Lieutenant-Colonel Hotchkiss' c. first and second battalions proceeded voyage without the distinction of having band in the Seventh Army Corps" to into Havana. Next day was Sunday. Before daybre ing tide floated the old liner over the b 7^ HISTORY OF THE SECOND : the time our bugles sang reveille wt All hands were early on deck, for the filthy leakage from the mule s long stay between decks intolerabU est stomach. Even the discomforts of the dirtj vessel, however, were powerless to » its of the men, exhilarated bv the ^ the Gulf Stream, and by the exjyeri the majority, of the wonders of ocean. The ^reat, apparently endlc blue-green water, kissed by the blue < the gentle swells with their feathery the lumbering porpoises, wallowing depths of the fathomless sea; an occ a steamer streaking the closing horiz line of smoke; all made up an aggre vels previously unknown to the boys to most of whom an occasional j; Michigan had been the sole experii ing. Night-time at sea in the tropics, ii is a tranquil dream of beauty. The t of day gradually melts into the so evening. Nature casts her gems of i with lavish hand over the vaulted can every star being reflected in the bosoi deep. The phosphorescence of the track of everything that moves in th eye never tires of watching the changes which every wave and ever bring. IIXINOIS V< Tuesday the 13th, was sighted, about bow, and, changing ( one, we steered diri approached the deck anxious to obtain t famous and most foi Hemisphere. Small began to be seen, s distant. At 8 p. m. I ol old Morro glean water, as if welcom' 72 HISTORY OF THE SECONl caiiie aboard, and, steaming p4 Cabanas, we anchored for the mighty protection of the guns of cruiser '*New York." Havana by night as seen from t beautiful si)ectacle. Anchored in harbor, the lights of the city half-H in an immense semi-circle, we ret gazing at the city and the lights of harbor, till tired nature warned us t enough of sight-seeing for one day, and s])ce(li]y obtained the sleep of t The notes of "I can't get 'em up" gards next morning. Bright and c were on deck, to correct by the certa light the dim im])ressions of the pr» Boat-load after boat-load of Cubans ship cheered us continually, and the be nois were not backward in responding American "hurrahs" to the enthusiJ "vivas." Hard by lay the wreck of tl mighty *'Maine," and scattered about were a score of other wrecks, some of > learned later, had been lying there ove years. But of couise it was the "Main the cynosure of all eyes. Nothing stn to us, for we had all seen pictures oi taken from every conceivable point of v sight of that shattered hulk itself exci of the most intense emotion in ever • heart, mingled with satisfaction that th ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY the terrible treachery, of which it had been the vic- tim, had not escaped retribution for their dastardly All day was occupied in unloading mules, bag- gage and stores, and it was not until the following OF THE MAINE. morning, Thursday, December 15, 1898, that we at last set foot for the first time on Cuban soil. Greatly r^^etting the absence of our unrivaled band, at 9 a. m. we swung into fours for our march through the narrow streets of the old city. The discomforts of our recent voyage were soon for- gotten amid the varied and picturesque scenes which met our eyes at every turn. The Cubans turned out in great force to wel- 74 HISTORY OF THE SECOND come us. Everywhere we were \ of '* Viva los Americanos," ** Viva i all sides. Men, women, and c around us; they seized our hands with the Stars and Stripes of Amer Star of Cuba, they showered flowe. hung wreaths of beautiful roses oi bridles of the horses, and the rifles o Chaplain especially was the recipient tiful wreaths, and attracted especial crowd taking him for General Lee, a rassing mistake, as some disgrun might have tried a pot-shot at him fn under the impression that he was ; patriotic act. Apart from the overflowing joy of t the newness of the scene, the narrow quaint houses with their thick walls ar onnades, the peculiar vehicles, and the of the people themselves, all made up ence the novelty of which lightened tl the long, hot, and dusty eight miles marc anao, where the regiment was to enca road w-ound in and out among hills of each commanded by the unfailing mil house, and girdled by fences of barbed defenses around Havana impressed us as nigh impregnable to an enemy. By noon we reached camp, where we old neighbors, the First North Carolin. ensconced. The camp ground was i 7^ HISTORY OF THE SECON selected as to both sanitation ac east lay the city of Havana; to of Marianao, and the mountains Two miles to the northward the rolled blue in the sunlight; t stretched a rolling landscape, dott by orange groves and groups of r in the shade of their deep green sional Cuban mansion with its fan furnished a strikingly beautiful co Our tents were soon pitched, a our men were, the feeling of satis! at last arrived at the objective poir and being actually encamped Cuban soil, amply compensated been, and that remained to be, un CHAPTER VII THIRD battalion's TRIP TO HAVANA And now to return to the Third Battalion, whom we left behind in Savannah. During the time which remained to them, the ground on which the camp stood was thoroughly policed, until not so much as a lucifer match was left to be picked up. The old tents were left standing, as new and larger tents were to be issued in Cuba. The weather was bleak and raw, and the short period before embark- ation was spent rather uncomfortably in conse- quence. Promptly at 2 p. m., December 12, 1898, the Third Battalion formed up; every man neatly dressed and equipped, the officers in their nattiest uniforms. Headquarters' loss was the Third Bat- talion's gain, for Smith's band, the pride of the Seventh Army Corps, was with the latter, much to their delight. Sufficient time was allowed for the 1 61 St Indiana to get on ahead, and at 2 :i5 p. m. the battalion was on the move for Cuba. The Fourth Virginia turned out in force and gave us three cheers and a tiger as the band played ''Auld Lang Syne." Cheering attended the battalion right along the line of march through the city to the docks, the band exciting particular enthusiasm; it 77 7^ HISTORY OF THE SECOND had been always looked upon du Savannah as the finest body of mt visited that city. In two places it ^ halt the battalion, the crowd beinj obstruct its progress. It was a glo fitting occasion for bidding farew people of Savannah. Our stay th remain one of our pleasant est ihemoi paign. By 5 p. m. the men had all bee: board and assigned to their quarters bile." The Third Battalion were much m than their comrades of the First an the matter of accommodation. The "^ magnificent vessel, very different from boat on which Headquarters had had erable experience. She came fresh fro Yard, and her fittings were such as cou on no other Government transport. E arrangements were beyond all praise, an excellent sick bay, and every man Wc with a good berth, furnished with a and a spring mattress below it. This w larly grateful to men who for eight n not known what a bed meant. Capt^ a stalwart Yankee seaman from Maine, « the vessel. Captain Reed was Quarts charge, and his arrangements for the the men were effective and appreciated. The "Mobile" carried, besides the Th So HISTORY OF THE SECOND ion. Second Illinois, the i6ist In of the Fourth Virginia, a compan Corps, and General Williston ant First Brigade, Second Division, \s more officers detached from their all, including- the crew, there were 2,100 souls. In an emergency the accommodate at least another thou At 6 o'clock next morning, the cast off, and, in tow of a tug, the "!^ berth and passed down the river, ste* saluting her as she pavSsed, the sir of the "Mobile'' replying with gem At length we were over the bar and sea. We steered a southeasterly co day, and the following day drew ir Florida coast. The weather was p change from the raw temperature of S. very noticeable. Overcoats became <. and blouses were discarded. Jupiter Inlet, where the Oregon put long cruise, was passed, and Palm Bran magnificent winter hotel resorts, durin noon of the 14th. We passed close 1 the people on the beach saluted us b) lowering a large flag, a complimei responded to by our siren. In the afternoon we passed Lemcw Miami, then, as we approached the Fit we noticed the admirable system of placed at frequent intervals to guide ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 8 1 "ships that pass in the night"; the difference in the character of the lights, one stationary, another re- volving, a third showing a red and then a white light, indicating to the navigator his exact position. The life of a lighthouse keeper on one of these reefs must be solitary and monotonous in the extreme, and the marvel is that men can be found willing to fill such positions. It would certainly seem as if confinement in a state prison would be a paradise in comparison. The troops turned in that night fully expecting to see next morning the world-famed Morro, and the hills of Cuba, and at 7 a. m. next day the decks were thronged with soldiers eagerly looking shore- ward. At about 8 o'clock the dim outlines of Morro and the prominent headlands at the mouth of the harbor could be made out, with the assist- ance of a glass. Gradually the mist cleared off, and the coast became more distinct, until a good view of the historical old tower could be obtained. The prevailing impression at first was that it could not have stood long against an attack from our vessels of war, but a closer approach showed the defenses to be much stronger than had been supposed. The jutting promontory on which the fort and castle is built is all solid rock of a coral formation, and though but few guns, and those of antiquated pat- tern, were visible, yet we well knew that Spain had lavished her best engineering skill and placed her most modem artillery here for the defense of her highly-prized fortress. As we approached the Sz HISTORY OF THE SECONI entrance to the harbor, we were i orders, but none came, and we i west coast to wait till they did. the deck was very beautiful, the g ing away in graceful undulations, there with stately groups of pain orama in which all was pleasing country certainly justifies the as! bus, who said that it was the mo that eye ever beheld. About noon, signals displayed us permission to enter. We put for the entrance to the harbor, a in, the bands of the Second Illino ana played all the patriotic airs in This was the opportunity the boy had been waiting for, and to the themselves of it. The old castle walls were line< diers, who watched the arrival of vaders with an aspect of calm in no doubt, must have veiled a feelir iation. There was no need for anyone the dismantled wreck sticking up the middle of the harbor. Th ''Maine" had familiarized everyon ance, and it was recognized imm came the cynosure of all eyes on b vividly to mind the whole episod tion of the ill-fated vessel, and th ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 83 g;a1Iant crew', so suddenly hurled into eternity by the treacherous hand of the assassin. For two days we were moored off the Machina before the troops were allowed to land, as a case of measles had developed in the i6ist Indiana; dur- HAVANA HARBOR. ing this time the work of unloading went merrily on. On Saturday morning the troops disembarked and were drawn up on the quay in heavy marching order, ready for the march through the city and out to the camp near Marianao, whither the remainder of the regiment had preceded us. §4 HISTORY OF THE SECOND I Now again we thanked our luckj had not been room on board the Mr. Smith and his musicians. A through the city the excitable Cul contain their enthusiasm, their vivai while the dark-eyed sefioras and s< their welcomes from the grated wind universal in Havana, and give the ho appearance of jails. Houses right i of route were gaily decorated, the ^ Cuban flags predominating. Once clear of the city the road to lined by Spanish soldiers, who occ used as barracks at various points aJ They were drawn up at attention J arms to us as we passed, we of course salute. The contrast between the lightly soldiers, looking cool and comfortabl ton clothing, and the heavily dressed, American soldiers, toiling along the • the scorching sun, sweating in hes order, emphasized the fact that Spaii knew better how to equip troops i country than did the War Depan United States. However, hot as wai men fell out, and even those who did : The fact was that the novelty of tl caused forgetfulness of fatigue. At i Third Battalion, dusty but deligh proudly throug-h i "Tar Heels" of greeted them war. we were back w engaged pitching settle down in the ; CHAPTER VI ORGANIZING THE HAVA» In October, Major-General Fn had up to that time commanded sion Seventli Army Corps, was orcl (Uities appointed him being to s suitaljle camping grounds for th-e . who were soon to follow; to ii report upon the whole system ol Cuba, and to l)uild up upon that £c ganized and reformed fabric; in fin way for American rule in Cuba, who was a most popular commar his multifarious duties in a niann most exacting critic. Among the most pressing needs which needed immediate attention sity for the establishment of an eff ruptible police force. To this end procured the appointment of Cob superintend this department. Befc task assigned to Colonel Moulto: General Greene resigned his posii island, General Ludlow assuming duties as related to the municipa the city of Havana. Under the 86 ILLINOrS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY GEN, FKANCiS GREENE. plans formulated under Genera.' Greene ceased to find favor, and General Ludlow found it advisable to replace Colonel Moulton by Major John Gary Evans, an officer of his own staff, who was more in accord with his own views on the subject. Although his selection for the important post of Chief of Police of the city of Havana was naturally gratifying to Colonel Moulton, it may well be doubted whether it fully compensated him for the Joss of the opportunity to march into Havana at 88 HISTORY OF THE SECONt the head of the regiment in whici pride. He had no leisure, howe any vain regrets, for the task that of organizing a police force for th demanded and received his whoU better choice for the appointmer have been made. The Colonel br ficult undertaking a sagacity, a t energy and unremitting application sessed by few men, and which pn to evolve order out of the chaos 1 him. The following is a copy of the or Colonel Moulton to his position: ** Washington, D. C, Dect "General Lee, *'Conmianding 7th Corps, Sa^ *The Secretary of War directs th "Colonel Moulton, 2nd 111. Vol. Inf. "On his arrival there he will report to "eral F. V. Greene for special duty; tn "is necessary for the public service. Ci "ton should go on first steamer. "By command of Major-General M (Signed.) "H. C. C "Adjutant-i Colonel Moulton was, in pursuance c gram, directed by General Lee to f Tampa, Florida, and embark for Havan; rived in Havana December 12th, and dul as ordered. General Greene informed hi duty to which he was assigned would be ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY »9 ization of a permanent civil police department for the city of Havana; also that ex-Chief of PoHce McCuUagh, of New York City, would arrive on the following day, with whom the Colonel was to con- sult, and, after study of the situation, to submit a plan for the organization of the proposed depart- ment. For several years the attention of the police was said to have been directed rather to political arrests than to the prevention of crime, with the result of complete disorganization of the force. It had con- sisted of the Government police of the province, OLD POLICE. 90 HISTORY OF THE SECOND 1 the Municipal police, and a force "Guardia Civile.'' Each of these fc pendent of the others, and the nat "confusion worse confounded." The President had authorized tfc NEW POLICE. body of 1,000 men, and he directed the recruits for tliis force should be out regard to their previous affiliation against the revolutionary movement posed to comply, in spirit as in lett instructions by obtaining the men fro ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 93 their neat, well-fitting blue clothing, their tan shoes, white gloves, and panama hats, and they attracted much complimentary remark in Havana from both foreigners and natives. In an undertaking of this kind the organizing is everything. When all has been put in train, and a good system established, it is a fairly easy task to keep the wheels running, and the reins can be as- sumed by a person of inferior ability. On January nth, by order of Major-General Ludlow, Colonel Moulton handed over his charge to Major John Gary Evans, an officer of General Ludlow's staff, and returned to the command of the Second Illinois regiment, where his return was welcomed with de- light by the whole command. The achievement of having in such an extremely short space of time organized thoroughly a force of i,ooo men, equipped, uniformed, and creditable alike in appearance and in efficiency, is one that may challenge comparison and reflects the very highest credit on Colonel Moulton, though his suc- cessful carrying out of his instructions formed no matter of surprise to his friends. There is nothing more remarkable or striking to a soldier who has been for a short time separated from his regiment than the number of changes that have occurred during his absence. While present with the regiment, day after day passes without any- thing eventful occurring. Parades, guard mounts and drills go on with unvarying monotony. The same faces are seen every day, and nothing what- 94 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT ever seems to disturb the dead level of ordinary duty. Let him, however, for ever so brief a period, be detached, and on his return he is surprised to note how many changes have taken place. So it was with the Colonel. He left the regiment in Savannah, with all its companies, save Company D, present at Headquarters, but returned to find but one complete battalion, the Third, present with the colors. The Second Battalion, complete, under Major Dusenberry, had been detached to Cienfue- gos to perform the ceremony of raising Old Glory in the Province of Santa Clara. Company B was detached to Cerro, where it was engaged in the per- formance of provost guard duty, under Major Rus- sell B. Harrison, the Provost Marshal of the Sev- enth Army Corps, an officer who probably had attained greater notoriety than any other officer in the Corps. Other companies were subsequently detached on this arduous and unpleasant duty, which demanded the services of so great a portion of the troops, that to all appearance the chief duty of the. Seventh Army Corps in Cuba was one-half mounting guard over the other half. Colonel Moulton's return to the regiment occurred just in time to enable him to welcome Major Dusenberry's command back from Cienfue- gos, and an account of their doings at that place will fittingly commence another chapter. CHAPTER IX HAVANA To adequately describe the city of the limits of a work of this nature v akin to that of baling out the Atlai cup. So many-sided is this remar! piece-meal sketches, rather than a i are all that is possible under the d Havana harbor is beautiful at any cially in the morning. The water c not nearly so dirty as the newspapei lead us to believe, though there n deal of filth accumulated at the bott< is at any rate clear enough to sparl the sunshine. To judge from the amount of s harbor, too, business is by no means that it is said to be. Flags of all Na at the peaks. Lining the bay all a rows of sugar and tobaccO' wareho wharves in front. The regular morning ceremony colors on the American ships in 1 most inspiring sight and excites m among the Americans in Havana. Launches can be seen plying bet 96 over iiieir sieni-seais, jog oacK a the middle of the harbor the twi that was the *'Maine" rises in rus water. Opix)site, the grim-loc white walls on the abrupt hills of tifications, while the outer porti marked out by the long, regular r that stretch away till they are h buildings. How many memories ish Dons cluster round the wall of gold-laden ships, reckless freeb venturers, and untiring explorers The handsomest street in Hav the favorite promenade of the \ the city. It is a fine boulevard, Parque Isabel, a small park in i known Hotel de Inglaterra. A Isabella stands in the park, and plays there evenings. The Pr handsome dwellings, and in the a gay scene. Havana is full of excellent n ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 99 volantes, and horse cars. The last-named proceed in a very leisurely manner and quite independently of any time schedule. The tariff for hacks is quite moderate. A striking feature in Havana is the number of bells. Hardly has day begun to break when the ear is startled by the loud ringing of bells from every part of the town. Large and small, bass and treble, they toll out from every part of the city, giv- ing the idea to the stranger that a general confla- gration has broken out. Every church has its tower, sometimes two or three, and each tower half a dozen bells, no two of which sound alike, and every bell-ringer seems to be doing his level best CO drown the sounds made by the others. Obispo Street is the main mercantile street, and very interesting. It is full of handsome stores, all fully open to the street, and runs right out to the old walls of the city, where egress is gained by means of the gates of Puertas de Monserrate; extending at the other end down to the Caballeria quay at the waterside. Looking down Obispo we see, occupying the whole of a square, and of grand proportions and architecture, the Captain-General's palace, and on the Plaza or public square in front of it is encamped the Second United States Artillery, their white tents and trim camp presenting a somewhat incon- gruous appearance amidst its aristocratic surround- ings. At the end of the street is the former palace of the Conde de Santovenia, presenting a curious "»(» HISTORY OF THE SECOND B combination, all the first floor be: sliablty-lookiiiji stores and offices, ' stories, formerly a ])alatial resideno arc now used as a hotel. A ix«nt which strikes the Chi4 in this old city is that no particular 1 BAKKED WINDOWS. ities seem devoted to the best clas Cheek by jowl with a private dw trim, well-kept appearance, one find ing warehouse. People of the weal here, there, and everywhere, some down, some on the ground floor, st ILLINOIS VOLUNT houses and stores, in fact be any "residence district' tomed to see in the citie Every house is walled likt enough to resist the stro while every window, right barred, as though the f called upon at any mom The Paseo Isabe!, a c is a wide, well-built stree carriage drives on eitlie out beyond the city wall I02 HISTORY OF THE SECOND R British, German, French and othe over their respective consulates, wl fountains occupy the center of tl which is well shaded by trees. Most of the streets are exceeding sidewalks being hardly wide enough 1 of a single person, and the unfortuna trian finds himself stepping off intc every second pace, to allow the pas sefiorita, attended by the inevitable an duena. In Cuba Street is the building whi as the headquarters of the artillery of army, a large brown stone building, se in height, while hard by, on Chacon S arsenal. Down Tacon Street we find tl za, the oldest fort in Havana, with man of antiquity, assaults, and defenses, a from pirates and foreign foes. It is a s bastioned fort, having a good line of fin entrance and the bay, and fine large ba the troops close at hand. This old fort ( to the time of ^Ferdinand de Soto, the < of Florida and discoverer of the Mississ: while Governor of the Island in 1538, c built. The portcullis and barracks were € 1 7 18. Opposite is the Plaza de Armas. is the building formerly used as the hea( of the Military Governor of the city; in 1 part of the same building were the Roya Treasury, and the Monte de Pieta, or Go^ pawn-broking establishment. ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY lOJ ^^^^^H BHF^" THE OLD CATHKDUAL, The priesthood and the church have probably a larger share in the life of the Cubans, particularly with the female portion, than anything else that goes to make up the sum of their life. One is met at almost every turn by priests of various orders. The principal church is the cathedral which con- tained the ashes of Columbus, which were recently carried back to Spain, and is on that account an interesting spot to Americans, though the church itself possesses no special beauty. Still, with its two queer old towers, its pillars, niches, cornices and mouldings, built of brown stone, blackened with I04 HISTORY OF THE SECON the years that have elapsed sinc< erected, it is a striking looking < A very old church is that of . which was built in 1573, that fa» recommendation to notice. T Augustine, on Cuba Street, was possesses many handsome intt None of the churches are provic seats, as with us. A few benche only by the men. The ladies car church a small rug, which they \ upon the stone floor to kneel on. Other churches are Santo Ang Santa Clara, Belen, La Merced, ai smaller ones, but except for their > of antiquity and some peculiarities • they do not possess any features ^ tiate much from those of the churct ticed. Baptist, Methodist, and Congregati have been established in the city, an ism may now be said to have bee the land, although in a country w Catholicism has held sole sway I and has consequently struck dee would be idle to suppose the churc able for years to come to do much mo ister to the spiritual needs of the An Protestant Europeans visiting or don the island. The markets of Havana are remar ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY I05 The most convenient is the "Mercado de Cristina" in the Plaza Vieja, at the corner of Teniente Rey Street and San Ygnacio. The market forms a square faced by an arcade, which is occupied by stores of various kinds, among which '^notions" and "fancy goods" alternate with money-changers' stalls, the latter being very numerous. The interi- or, or plaza, is devoted to the sale of vegetables and fruit, in the production of which Cuba stands sec- ond to no place in the world. Here we see great piles of onions, cabbages, and "boniata" or, as we know them in the United States, "sweet potatoes,'' a staple article of diet among the Cubans; also oranges, mangos, pineapples, bananas, or planta- nos, as they are called here. There are four of these market-places in Havana. Besides the one we have described there is the "Mercado del Cristo," the "Tacon," named after Cuba's celebrated Governor, the one Spanish Gov- ernor whose memory is beloved by the Cubans. The Cuban fruits are exceedingly delicious, and, when ripe and not partaken of to excess, perfectly wholesome. Some of them are entire strangers to Americans; among these are the "Anon," the "Sa- pote," and the "Mamey Colorado," all rich, luscious fruits, for which we are unacquainted with any American name. The milk of the green fruit of the cocoanut is a distinct delicacy; ice-cold, and of a most delicate flavor, nothing can be more refresh- ing to a thirsty man. On the other side of the town we find the fish- i(>6 HISTORY OF THE SECOND market, or "Pescaderia." It is a iiiK. supported by pillared arches, of tables, as in the other markets, ; slabs with tiled tops, upon which variety of fish, among; which we re( the flounder, and the blue-fish, "i also eaten; only when very young Cuban oyster, though of (fiminut good. Business in all these marls brisk, and if the amount of gain i' snrate with the quantity of lively ch ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 107 unceasingly, a stall within a "Mercado" must be a profitable possession. Another interesting spot is *'E1 Templete'' or "The Little Temple/' on Ena Street. It was here that in 15 19, under an old Ceiba tree, the first mass in Havana was celebrated. The tra- dition of Columbus' presence at this mass is per- petuated by the opening of the building to the public once a year, on the i6th of November, the feast of San Cristobal, when many visitors, mainly American, visit the building, which contains a bust of the explorer. The finest quay in the city is that known as ''El Muelle Caballeria," a busy scene of commerce, where the merchants of Havana transact the major I>art of their business. These quays are a feature of Havana, and are among the most spacious and commodious to be found in the world. CHAPTER X CHANGING THE FLAC January i, 1899, is a (late never in tlie Island of Cuba. After four 1 jfovonnuent. Spain on that date fin; her authority and handed over to t1 the Inist wliicli slie had proved hen to hiihi. (Jreat enthusiasm preva ILLINOIS VOLUN and the streets were thron orderly and nothing occ and impressiyeness of tht enth Army Corps was ])a occasion, and the differ undersized Spanish sulfl Americans who were ro] dering remark from iIk grandes Americanos," ;ii Americanos," was the n size of the men anil hoi MO HISTORY OF THE SECOND REG giants beside the insignificant ponies 1 Spaniards and Cubans alike. A special compliment was paid tc Illinois. The unrivaled band of the i ordered to pay the proper compliment ing- Spaniards, and under Mr. Smith*i ship excellently performed the duty. At noon, in the great hall of tt Havana, in the names of the King Regent of Spain, Captain-General Casi ally delivered the government of the h hands of General Wade, the United sentative; General Wade then hanc charge to General Brooke, the officer the President to be Military Govemoi sion of Cuba. The gold and crimson was lowered from the palace. El Moi and all other fortresses and public b the stars and stripes floated in its plac The scene in the palace was a very Governor-General Castellanos, stand stafl^ on the right side of the saJon s Evacuation Commission as follows : ''Gentlemen: In accordance with the treaty of Paris, the arrangements mission, and the orders of my King to you the sovereignty of Cuba, in 01 may exercise it henceforsvard. *Tn doing so I wish to say that th the American army will meet with a] due them from myself and my officer ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 1" trust that the cordial understanding at present existing between our armies will continue until all the forces under my conimand have evacuated the island." After receiving the governorship from fieiieral Wade, General Brooke replied to (ieneral Castel- lanos : "In the name of the United States and our Presi- dent, I accept the sovereignty of Cuba. I wish you and the gallant gentlemen with you a safe return to your own country." General Castellanos then bowed and retired to his own apartments, where he held a reception of his officers. He took leave of them with much emotion. "Men," he said, the tears starting to his eyes, "I have fought in as many battles as there are ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY II3 hairs on my head, but never until to-day did my courage desert me. Adios!'' He embraced the officers in Spanish fashion, and descended to the Plaza, escorted by General Chaffee. As he crossed the Plaza some American ladies in the balcony of the government building waved their handkerchiefs to the fallen chief who was exhibiting so much dig- nity in his reverse. The general kissed his hand in return with Castilian courtliness. There is cer- tainly no nation the superior of the Spanish in the polish of manner, which causes grace of action even at the most trying time. This had been remarked by our men before. The cool, impassive demeanor of the soldiers who stood saluting as our conquer- ing columns defiled past them had caused favorable comment, and it must also be remarked that the bearing of our own officers and men at no time showed anything of the arrogance of the conqueror toward the vanquished, but rather the generous forbearance of an enemy who respected a brave but fallen foe. As soon as the war was over bitter feel- ings aopeared to die out as the clouds leave the sky after a summer storm; in fact, the officers and sol- diers of both armies seemed ready to fraternize. After all, it was felt the lower officers and soldiers were little to blame in the events which led to the war. Conscripted without their own will and conv pelled to serve, they were as little responsible for the acts they performed under the orders of their superiors as a locomotive that responds to the hand of the engineer is for the errors of the train de- 't IISTORY OF THE SFXOND REC siKitclicr. Then again, to the grea Spanish amiy the ulea ()f a speedy r native shores came as a rehef, Dii their enforced residence under unfa\ tions in a coinitrv thousands of mil RETURN I'KOM MORKl). JANUARY homes; unpaid, hulf fed, under a st ven- many of ihcin with shattered h< the thankless task of fighting agai speaking their own language, and 1 from theirown hfood, small wonder tl with joy the prospect of release from ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY "5 detested bondage. All these causes combined to minimize any friction that might otherwise have arisen, and the Americans and Spaniards parted on much more amicable terms and with much better opinions of one another than the intense bitterness existing before and during the war would have led anyone to expect. While all this was happening in Havana, similar ceremonies on a smaller scale were proceeding else- where on the island. Tn one of them the Second Illinois Regiment was playing a conspicuous part, and, as was invariably the case, performed its as- GENEBAL GOMEZ. rilSTOKY OK THE SFXOND I MAJUK DUSENBERRV. sigiiwl t;isk ill ;i ;)i;iiinorto call forth (Jn December jylli. Major William coniniiinilinfi ilic Scconil battalion received onlcrs frmii ileadcuiarten Corps to prepare his coiniiiaii wire entanglements and ditchei deep. The line was still occupied by infantry, and the positions were well ch very strong. Major Dusenberry proceeded to the immediately prepared the following pith mation, which was issued January ist, 12 r«*'"j«.i u j WS^M ' 1 ^ L I^i HISTORY OF THE SECOND REG] ClENFUEC 12 o'clock m., January By the authority vested in me by Hi< the Hon. William McKinley, Presi< United States, the undersigned here military control of the City of Cienfu Pending the departure of the Spanish t oral Ernesto Aguirre de Bengoa has kii to maintain the service of the Civil Gu; serve order in the forces in his comrr offer I have accepted with pleasure. (Signed) Wm. P. Dusenbe] Major Second Illinois Volunteer Coi This proclamation was issued in Sp luiglish. The task of selecting and appointing supreme judge, postmaster, and coun; volved upon Major Dusenberry, and prese sideral)le (lifticultv, inasmuch as the time was so sliort in which to gain information i fitness and qualifications. A committee. Captain A man do Paggi was chairman, cat Major Dusenberry, seeking permission U 500 Cul)an soldiers at the ceremonies of ra stars and stripes, but during an interview two hours, he failed to obtain the necessary ity, which the major declined to grant, beii^^ vinced that the relations were too strained bet Cubans and Spaniards to render such a c either desirable or safe. The Spanish general, Don Ernesto Aguir Bengoa, a fine gentleman and soldier, acced ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 1^3 CUSTOM HOUSE. CIENFUEGOS, JANUA: once to the major's request that no officers or sol- diers of his command, either collectively or as individuals, should enter the city on the occasion; an undertaking that was scrupulously observed. On January ist, at 10:30 a. m., the battalion pro- ceeded to the city by train, passing on the way an old sugar mill, used as a barracks by the Spanish troops. Arrived in the city, the Americans were greeted by an enormous multitude who shouted themselves hoarse with "Vivas." Drawn up along the street as they debarked was a detachment of Marines and 1^4 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIME bluejackets from the United States warsl flower," which had arrived on the evenii cember 31st, and was lying in the harbor. By special invitation from Major Dusen officers joined his staff and the marines £ the left of the battalion and marched to tl house on the bay front. The troops we in front of the custom house, facing it, detachment being placed at right angle? of the line, facing inwards. Lack of space in the square rendered tion necessary. Captain Barker furnished the flag and • to Lieutenant Bernard J. Bumes, actinj quartermaster, who, with a color guard of Corporal Furling, and Privates Faitz, and Alsop, of Company H, escorted it t cony of the custom house, where it was fol the directions of Major Dusenberry. I Garwood made fast the flag to the haly presented it to the major to raise, but on tion the latter found that it had been attac downward; he caused the error to be directing the flag to be so attached that rise in a ball to the top of the flagstaff, an a quick jerk of the lines, unfurl. A hush tancy fell upon the watching cro^wd, tc ceeded a moment after by a perfect frenzj ing, as at the appointed time the tro brought to the "present" and Major D hoisted the flag to the head of the flagst P2 r^ LI 1 r'' hI H I'OSTMASrER AT CIENFUEGOS. 1^6 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIME! Old (ilorv floated out amid a fresh bur plause. Later, under the direction c Dusenberry, flags were raised over the ] and the city hall. The '^Mayflower" fire<3 of twenty-one guns, and Cienfuegos was i stars and stripes. Company G remained at the custom hou pany E at the ix)stoffice, and Company city hall, to guard the flags and lower th< treat, while Company H went on duty ai guard. To Captain Garrity was entru tem])orary charge of all military mail in 1 ince. Captain Stansfield was in charge W'illiston," as the encampment had been c Congratulations came pouring in by all j)arts of Santa Clara province, and pressions of gratitude were received froi citizens of Santa Clara. But the niilitarv^ ceremonies formed bu part of the business necessary to be fH The Spanish officials declined to serve u new regime. The mayor, the supreme jt postmaster, and all of the council, save one Pedro Modesto Hernandez, resigned thei and Major Dusenberry made the necessary ments, pro tempore, to fill their places. . flag raising. Major Dusenberry proceedec to the city hall and administered to th appointed officers the following oath of al "You solemnly swear that you entirely : and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to th^ ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 127 Spain, or to any other foreign prince, state or sov- ereignty whatever, and that you are a resident of Cienfuegos, Cuba. That you will support the con- stitution of the United States, and such officers as may be placed over you, and the laws governing the military force''. *'So help me God." On the arrival of General J. C. Bates with the Sixth Ohio, the battalion was relieved from its duties, and on January nth proceeded to rejoin, being escorted to the depot by the band of the Sixth Ohio, arriving at headquarters January 13th. All the official acts performed by Major Dusenberry, during his brief administration of the office of military governor, received the fullest approbation and sanction of the general. The return of the Second Battalion to headquar- ters was almost synchronous with that of Colonel Moulton, who had just relinquished the command of the Havana police force. Forming his com- mand in front of the colors. Major Dusenberry formally reported his return to the Colonel, receiv- ing in reply a few well chosen words of commenda- tion for a service well performed. Major Dusenberry made many friends among the leading citizens of Cienfuegos, one of whom after- ward sent him the gift of a handsome Spanish flag as a memento of this interesting and memorable occasion. CHAPTER XI CAMP COLUMBIA The stay of the regiment in Camp Col on the whole, an extremely monotone ence. Passes were so sparingly grantedj at first, that the soldiers, who were very ; get out of camp and see what the countr chafed considerably under the restrain* been expected that the Second Illinois assigned to provost guard duty in 1 Havana, but regular regiments were pn that duty. An unfortunate choice, as it t for the regulars who were detailed for th were composed almost entirely of raw re< an average service of two or three m< drilled, undisciplined, and much inferio respect to any volunteer regiment in th Army Corps, while their constitutions 1> climated they soon showed a higher sicl the volunteers who had been seasoned months camping in the South. The tents furnished were excellent, ample room for the number of men to v were assigned. They were of the hospit 14 feet by 14 feet, and were eventually tc erable extent fitted with floors, althoug 128 £i ^aj^^"'*ilit *^ •'; ^^"^ -- f I^L^ :\' '^l ^m- mm I.^O HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIM ji^ardliiiess of the supply of lumber vou( not admit, even up to the time of leavin all the tents being so provided. Fortu regiment left Cuba before the rainy seasc under way or the consequences would serious. The rainy season in that counti thing of which Americans have no c Fifteen minutes of such rain causes a when this continues hour after hour, anc day, it may readily be supposed that life i \'as would si>eedily cause a large amount ity. Troops can only be maintained wit gree of health at this season when quartet houses, and it is matter of great congratul; the Second Illinois received their notici before the rains set in. As it was, th_ period was allowed to approach dangerously and the medical authorities became very an about the outlook. Certainly a ])rettier camp than Camp Colt could hardly be found. The site at first c was not well calculated for convenience, a pipes that had been laid to supply the camp water were on the reverse side to the cook h< so that it was necessary to convey all the right through the cam]) to the places where i to be used. A few clays afterward, howe'' change of base was effected, the camp being, were, countermarched, achieving a more com sense result. The large, handsome marquees laid out in the exact perfectly-dressed line ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY which the Second Ilhnois was noted. The ample space allotted admitted of wide streets, which the taste and ingenuity of the men seemed never to tire of adorning. White sand from the seashore was utilized to form sidewalks before the tents, ^ / x 1 y i 1^ 1 1 9Bi ^^^Wp^aE bordered by rows of the petrified sponges, wJiich abound along this coast. Palm trees and huge cacti were transplanted and formed into picturesque avenues. At the head of each street was a design, according to the taste and fancy of the artists, in- dicating the company to which it belonged. The officers' lines were laid out with no less taste and 13- HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGlMl symmetry. First the company officers the field officers, then the staff, with tl ing in the center before the tent of the c officer. With the blue sea on the one landscape of tropical beauty all around, ble formed a matchless coup d'oeil wor far for, and old campaigners pronounc ceed anything in their experience. But lovely though the surrounding, men had not come there simply to enj and as week after week wore on without any more exciting episodes than giij parades, and interminable fatigues, the i and worried over their forced inaction, is a soldier's bugbear. Keep him occuj varying range of duties, and he is con the same old thing every day palls. ] remembered that the distractions posses civilian are denied to the soldier. The of the former may be unchanging, bi brings a respite and he is free for social j or any kind of recreation his soul may • the soldier in camp though, day brings \ brings sleep, and anything to break the c ness is eagerly craved. Such an occas flag-raising ceremony, before described, which has a markedly good result; it : topic of conversation for days, and reliev ing of ennui. Newspapers and perio above all, letters from loved ones in "G try" are a great help. But though the : ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 133 friends had furnished us amply with papers and magazines while within the confines of the United States, the supply fell woefully short in Cuba, and reading matter of any kind was sought for with avidity, and passed from hand to hand until fairly worn out by wear and tear. Sea-bathing at La Plaza de Marianas, a village about two miles distant, was a favorite diversion of such of the men as could obtain the necessary leave from camp. The beach was simply perfect. Smooth sand shelving rapidly downward enabled one to walk into a fair depth of water in a few paces, while a jetty close at hand formed an excel- lent diving stage for swimmers. A number of dressing rooms with cement floors, which had been erected during the palmy days of La Playa when the village was a favorite resort of visitors from Havana, still existed in fairly good repair. On the other side of the camp, about a mile dis- tant, lie the two large suburban villages of Quema- dos and Marianas, where Company L, under Cap- tain Swatek, and Company C, under Captain Mair, were stationed for some time doing duty as provost guards. Passes were more easily obtainable for these places than for Havana, and were in great demand. The two villages adjoin, and really form one town with two railway depots. There are a number of handsome residences, some remarkably so, this being a place of summer resort for the wealthier classes of Havana, who come out to this comparatively cool and airy situation to avoid the T>(E SECOND REGIS he Xc; rive year^, payimr in ixd period the rent tor nve :!:e tropica] sui ■■^ ■t" country : ;> :r;nt stores. Ve '-riHik i? a loi ■.'. L->eii of a singli :V.e stream b< ■y soa>oii. is ilea , :;:r:oii> torrent. :y;i:o;-.' Cuban ce L- V: '"-.irial lot, bu If at th. ■ear? is m ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY '35 ing, the remains are dug up and thrown, uncovered, into a comer of the graveyard, where the hones He in a mingled heap, a very repulsive sight, which it may be hoped a better government of the island win soon abolish. Of course, wherever soldiers are to be found, they accumulate pets. The band possessed a handsome St. Bernard dog, one of the largest and most digni- fied of his kind, who had left his borne at Savannah, and placed himself voluntarily under the protection of Mr. Smith's boys. Every company had its mas- cot, dogs usually filling the position. In Jackson- KEG1MKNT.'\L M) <3^> HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT ville certainly some companies possessed j pets, but for some reason they never attain great age. Cats were very scarce, but seve rots found homes with the boys. A butcher shop was in op^eration where th« after having been drawn in bulk from the a sary department, was cut up and distributed various company messes. This institutio managed by Private Nehlsen, Company M, the direction of Captain Thompson, regi commissary, except during the period that was detached for duty on the Havana police when, in addition to the regimental treasur involving supervision of the exchange, the t and the regimental fund. Captain McFadd sumed the ofiice, being assisted by Comn Sergeant Armstrong. The Regimental he under charge of Major Marquis, the surgeoi whom were Lieutenants Porter and Bath, as surgeons, was situated on the north side camp. Here were sent all the men whose were entered on the sick book, to be examine seriously ill they would then be forwarded division hospital, if not, their cases would t by admission into the regimental hospital, treatment in their quarters. Mrs. Moulton' valescent ward, which had done such yeoms vice in Jacksonville, still remained as an adjt the hospital, but fortunately its usefulness w tested so severely as it had been at that s Hospital Stewards Barcal, Adams and Danie ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 137 Private Walter Krembs proved able assistants to the medical officers, the latter officiating as statisti- cal clerk, and being the active agent in promoting the Camp Fire Association, A handsome ambu- lance, presented by Mrs. I,. Z. Leiter, of Chicago, REGIMENTAL HOSFITAL came to the regiment at this station, the public spirit of that generous lady being fully appreciated by the boys. The headquarters office, under the direction of First Lieutenant Frank W. Mechener, acting adju- tant, ably assisted by Sergeant- Major Joseph R. Krueser, gained an excellent reputation for the regiment by its business-like and careful adminis- tration, which excited the admiration of inspecting I,^« HISTORY OF THK SECOND REGI iifliccrs. and reflected great credit on th iiffii-c. Serjeant-Major Knieser, whi Serfjeant-Major Peter Osmar on the r tlic latter, presented, with his lofty stat KKCIMKNTAL MAIL WAGON. figure, an appearance on jiarade as han< services in the office were efficient, ai wide-eyed admiration from the small-si male and female. Hani by the headquarters tent wa office, presided over hy the chaplain, ] W. Bolton, ably secon^Ji|p)l REGIMEXTAI. MONUMENT. ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 151 clay statue, which was no unpretentious work of art, unfortunately did not get the right kind of a bake, and much to the general disappointment, the monument was finished in an extemporized fashion. Considerable feeling was also manifested that the regiment could not leave camp in a body. We had patiently submitted to the inconvenience of coming to Cuba in detachments, and it seemed only a mat- ter of justice that we should have the small privilege of going out intact as a regiment. But such were not our orders, and the Second Illinois has always made it a duty to receive orders without question- ing. But there is no doubt that we could have gone out as an organization had it not been that April 1st was drawing near and in order to avoid the expensive delays of a five days' quarantine, troops had to be sent out in whatever way transport facilities afforded. Consequently Com- panies C and L, under command of Captains Mair and Swatek, left first, on Wednesday, March 29th, aboard the Olivette. Right in this connection it is but just to mention something of the arduous services performed by these companies on provost duties in Quemados and Mariano. Company L was given Quemados, Company C, Mariano. These twin towns com- prising a population of five thousand or six thou- sand people, formed a sort of a suburb of Havana, and had a railroad running from Havana to Mariano, a distance of five miles, and from Mariano to Playa de Mariano, a little fishing village with >52 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMEN1 wharfage facilities, about two and a half mil Mariano. Previous to the Second Illinois hold of this difficult work, complications 1 the railroad (owned by an English syndica other provost companies became so frequ( serious as to be necessary to caJl in the Briti sul to arbitrate matters. General Brook< mander of the Havana province, was addre the British consul to straighten out matters put on other provost men. It is a matter o record for these two companies of the Illinois that as soon as they assumed duty a trol no more trouble occurred. Officers a took in the whole situation and went at ma such a business-like and efficient mann- trouble ceased. The patroling of the towr inj^ up the places of disorder, and quieting Irishman said, the "obstreporeous*' was do such firmness that it commanded respe pleased was Mr. John McLean, manager Ferrocorril de Mariano (R. R.), that he i highly complimentary letter to the Gen Havana province concerning these compan: as a measure of appreciation, furnished them day of their leave, a special train with free tr tation to Havana. The regiment left Cuba in detachments, panics C and L left Mariano Wednesday, 9 i March 29th, over the Ferrocorril de M They disembarked at the Concha static marched through part of the city of Havan ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY '53 to San Jose wharf, getting there at 10:30. Two hours later they got aboard lighters and were tugged out to the Olivette, lying in the harbor. At 2 p. m. the Olivette hoisted her anchors, that lay in the bottom of the harbor, and headed out past old Morro, for Key West, the Cuban's Mecca. Key West was reached about 9 o'clock that even- ing. Here the Olivette disembarked many of her passengers, who were Cubans, and took on a few more passengers and baggage. In all there were about one hundred and fifty passengers aboard, not including the one hundred and sixty-five enlisted men of the two companies. The Olivette remained about one hour at the wharf, which afforded some opportunity to get ashore, but we still felt that wavy, snaky motion of the ship, only now it was the wharf that appeared in motion, and, singularly enough, many was the time that a passenger would stop to make sure if the dock was really in motion or not. Of course, the dock was stationary, but that peculiar sensation imparted by the ship's motion still existed in the brain of the land lubber, and so he declared the wharf did move, neverthe- less. From Key West the destination was Tampa, via Mullet's Point of the Egmont Key. At Mullet's Point they have a detention station and a fumigat- ing plant. All the soldiers' baggage and extra apparel were taken for disinfection. Not being able to hold the ship until the process was gone through with, the Olivette proceeded on to Tampya 'S'^ mSTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT bivouac was in the cars. Next morning tl and Thinl Battalions joined Companies C in their new location. Camp McKenzie, A tia. TOKPEUd BUILDING. The route taktn by the Second Battalion, command of Major Dusenberry, was differen that of the other two detachments. With th ond Battahon were assigned staff officers, Drs tcr and Bath, the band, and the hospital v:i They remained on the ground imtil about 9 o\] awaitinff the train. There were many amnj scenes in watching the poor Cubans clean up ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 157 camp. That is, every trifling article left behind, whether there was any value in it or not, was picked up and carried ofl:. In one instance there was a young man and woman, evidently newly married, getting their stock of household furniture from the odds and ends left behind. What wasn't car- ried in the hands or under the arms or tied to the back, was carried on their heads. In another case a middle-aged sefiorita, with a pumpkin complexion and mouth which, like the poor man's lease, ran from 'ear to 'ear, came about, accompanied by a little girl and a smaller boy. The aforesaid senorita was enjoying the delectable delight of a chew in the shape of a whole cigar which she had picked up. This lovely dame was busy piling various bric- a-brac on the heads of both boy and girl, until it seemed that there wasn't any longer any room left. Our genial junior dispenser of pills took in the humor of the situation, and, casting his observant eyes about him, saw a big pole of bamboo on the ground. Picking up the pole, this modern follower of Esculapius approached the moon-mouthed lady, and, with a bow which would have done credit to Chesterfield, presented the lady with this pole in the finest strain of Spanish he could command. The aforesaid lady, hardly knowing what to make out of the presentation, took the pole with the utmost possible degree of politeness and marched off with it, to throw it away with an air of contempt language can never describe. But the last of the Second Illinois moved out at 15^ HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIME 9 o'clock, the band playing merrily and c glad. Our train took us down to Conch where we formed and marched to the wt music the Cubans heard that bright moi such as only the band of the famous Secoi could give, and it was music truly. Th everywhere lined the streets and cheered. Our wait at the dock was tedious, billed for the "Vigilancia,*' a Ward liner, due at lo a. m., but did not come into tl: till nearly 7 that evening. The all-day wait on the dock within throw of the worst district in Havana, ma duty onerous and tiresome. For, howe^ the morale of a command may be, there ai a few who would try the patience of a J< day was spent consuming the travel rati< the unsophisticated carpet gentry at hom tomed only to silver spoons and hotel ment or two on travel rations would most lil sign them to that small piece of real estat as the cemetery. But our fellows had le past experience how to eat travel rations live. Many old army songs were sung, \ vim and heartiness as to evoke cheers : crews of the outlying ships. At evening the "Vigilancia" came proi the harbor and tied up to the dock. For seemed that we would have to wait stil The "Vigilancia" was capable of carryi: troops, while our command numbered 01 ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 159 365 men and officers together. After considerable parleying the vessel was ordered to coal and pro- vision with all possible haste and get out. The quarantine was the thing to be avoided. So the troops embarked and went to bed. The night was hot and the men were allowed the privileges of the entire ship during the voyage. At 7 next morning, Friday, March 31st, the ''Vigilancia" steamed out past the gunboat "Resolute." Our band was on deck saluting the "Resolute" with that grand air "Stars and Stripes Forever," a most appropriate air in leaving. We cheered the "Resolute" and they in turn gave us three hearties. We reached Dry Tortugas, that famous seaside resort, at 3 p. m. the same day. This proved our Jonah. Go where we would to any little coral reef in the sea, the ever- present quarantine officer with his fumigating ap^ paratus was there. Not satisfied with a clean bill of health, it was still necessary to disinfect all bag- gage and fumigate the ship. So we submitted to the inevitable, while the purser began calculating what each day's delay cost the company. It was all in vain the solicitations of the surgeons that shore privileges be allowed the officers to visit the city, ride over their boulevards and dine in their cafes. The little marine surgeon listened very respectfully, and quietly informed the open- mouthed group of officers that their only public place was a detention hospital and that riding on boulevards was strictly confined to rowing a boat from one reef to another. And as for luncheon. HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGI {liey had salt fisli, and for drink, cistern ytw should have seen those officers. I to look, "Who said I wanted shore immediately occurred to everyone that the only and proper place for all. gUAKTERMA5TER~S DBPARTUEA While the authorities were busy disi fnniigatins;, everybody \vas enjoying sight of seeing the sharks swim aboi and the myriads of fish that accomp The water was clear as crystal, and o he seen to a great depth. The sight o great big fawuy brutes swimming aboi ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY l6l boys fed that sea-bathing with such neighbors could be passed up. In the meanwhile Lieutenant Chamberlain conceived the idea of fishing for shark. So he secured a big iron hook from the chief offi- cer and baited it with a big piece of pork, and, with a stout rope for a line, lowered it overboard. Well, the sharks came about, smelled the bait, and it was observed that they gave each other the wink. The sharks were evidently on to the fact that it was April Fool's day. At first we thought that was the reason they appeared so knowing. But later on as the line was hauled up, the cause for suspicion, even among the sharks, was apparent. The bait was not tied on to the hook properly. But as it was, about ii o'clock there was great excitement on deck. It was seen that about twenty men were tugging at the line and hauling it in sailor-fashion. On the end of that line, with its jaw firmly shut over the hook, was a monster shark. The gyrations he performed were marvelous to behold. An old salt shouted to lasso his tail or he would get loose. This pleasing task fell to the lot of Lieutenant Herrick, who let loose a line which fell over the rear works of the shark. He was hauled up to the lower deck, but not until various kodakers had snapped him. On the lower deck he was firmly lashed fore, aft and middle. The next question was how to send the spirit of that shark into the shady realm. That pleasant lot fell naturally to the doctor, who was considered skilled in that particular specialty. The doctor secured a Krag bayonet and made a very 1 62 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT feeling penetration into the interior of the This settled it. The stomach was then open neither a cork leg-, gold watch, nor a lady were found there. The absence of any of the cacies certainly explained why the fish bit salt pork. The shark measured almost U The boys dug out his teeth for souvenirs, s which are in the writer's possession. The delay occasioned by the quarantine 2 the band time enough to make a most appr selection of music for Easter Sunday. Th cert was given in the ship's saloon, and w tainly the most pleasing and entertaining v heard. The ship's officers became convince there was no band like the Second Illinois. Sunday evening, April 2d, we left Dry Tc and made for Savannah, forty hours away. here the voyage was somewhat rough. ( and men remained in their bunks. We i Tybee Island, Ga., about 10 o'clock Tuesday ing, April 4th, and, after considerabl sawing, tied to the Gordon wharf at nah at 3 o'clock that afternoon. He learned that, like the rest of the con we were destined for Augusta. Durin interval awaiting the train, an elegant hot was served the men, who had become tired < travel rations. The lunch consisted of hot egg sandwiches, ham sandwiches, and scr eggs. We got aboard the cars at 10 p. n were sorry that we could not rejoin our C ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 1 63 and Indiana friends, who were encamped on our old grounds at Savannah, but we all turned in and slept the sleep of the just, while the train rattled along toward Augusta, 133 miles away. Augusta was reached early in the morning of Wednesday, April 5th. After awaiting some time for another lunch to be served, we proceeded to Camp McKen- zie, rejoicing to be together again and on American soil, and proud of the notable distinction of being the only regiment to leave Cuba without the loss of a single man. CHAPTER XIII MAINE DAY AT HAVANA The Third Battalion and the band of the J IlHnois were selected to represent the infantr Second Division of the Seventh Army Cor the occasion of decorating the graves of the \ of the "Maine*' explosion, at the Colon Cen Havana, on February 15, 1899. At 1 130 p. m., the Third Battalion, und command of Major Holman G. Purinton, fell marched to the Colon Cemetery, a distance of seven miles. A large crowd, composed otl cans, English, Spaniards, Cubans and other nj was present. The ceremonies had comn: when our men arrived, the marines from thi ships 'Texas" and "Resolute" conducting thi memorial service was held, and a national was fired by the battery of light artillery. In tion to the Second Battalion, Second Illinois, were present, representing their various comn a battalion of the Third Nebraska, one of the ] artillery, a battery of United States light art and a troop of the Seventh Cavalry. At the elusion of the ceremony all the troops were ma by the graves, which were lavishly decorate the occasion. Our boys were surprised to se 164 1 66 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT tio headstones or permanent monuments ( kind had been erected, but it takes a consid time to complete the design which has been for the monument that is to be erected, and J being ready does not imply ahy laxity or negl The battalion reached camp on its retun p. m. ROLL OF HONOR. CAPTAIN WILLIAM A. CHADWICK. Company D at Chaianooga. Tennessee. October rj, 1S98. A officer, and Ihe ranking line ofEcer of the regiment. FIRST LIEL-TENANT ANDREW E. PAULSEN pany C. Died at Jacksonville, Florida, October 3 CAPT, WILLIAM / ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 16? CORPORAL G. ii. KEAGLE. FIRST LIEUTENANT ELMER H. BEATTY. Was mus- tered in with the regiment, but on July ii. i8g8, resigned, and, proceeding home, died in Chicago October 17, 1898. WILLIAM C. BRYANT, Company L Died at Springfield, Illinois, May 22, 1898. FRANCIS W. CHESHIRE, Company H. Died at Spring- field, Illinois, June II, 1898. FRANK J. RILEY, Company F. Died of typhoid fever at Jacksonville, Florida, July 4, 1898. HENRY C. BRAMEN, Company F. Died of typhoid fever at Jacksonville, Florida, July 12, 1898. CORPORAL GEORGE A. JACKSON, Company F. Died of typhoid fever at Jacksonville, Florida, July 15, 1898. ARTHUR V. COOPER, Company G. Died of typhoid fever at Jacksonville, Florida, August 19, 1898. l6S HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT ERNEST SINCLAIR, Company C. Died of typhoid Jacksonville, Florida, August 30, 1898. HERMAN STROBEL, Company L. Died of typhxM at Jacksonville, Florida, September 2, 1898. WILLIAM LEMBKE, Company C. Died of typhoi at Jacksonville, Florida, September 3, 1898. WILLIAM UMSTED, Company B. Died of typhoi at Jacksonville, Florida, September 9, 1898. GEORGE H. KEAGLE, Company B. Died of typhoi at Jacksonville, Fla., September 10, 1898. CHARLES DONLEY, Company L. Died of typhoi( at Jacksonville, Florida, September 14, 1898. ARTHUR CONNELLY, Company L. Died of typhoi at Jacksonville, Florida, September 18, 1898. CHARLES HANSEN, Company G. Died of typhoid i Jacksonville, Fla., September 19, 1898. WILLIAM R. VEAZY, Company H. Died of typhoi at Jacksonville, Florida, September 22, 1898. ROBERT B. GUSHWA, Company I. Died of typhoi at Jacksonville, Florida, September 22, 1898. HENRY STEFFINS, Company L. Died of typhoid f Jacksonville, Florida, September 24, 1898. JKRRY LEYHAN, Company M. Died of typhoid f( Jacksonville. Florida, October 12, 1898. HENRY W. MARINER, Company D. Died of typhoi at Jacksonville, Florida, October 19, 1898. CHAPTER XIV. GENERAL BURT It was the rare good fortune of the Second Illi- nois to be assigned to the First Brigade, Second Division, Seventh Army Corps, in more ways than one, and not the least of these was that of the as- signment of General A. S. Burt as its brigade com- mander. The possessor of great kindliness of heart, a genial and sympathetic disposition, combined with a cheerful demeanor, rare judgment in estimating the capabilities of ofificers and men, exactness of method, and fairness in the administration of jus- tice, he exercised the strictest discipline over his command, with such a measure of comradeship that it made service under him a pleasure to the true soldier. He was a constant visitor at the hospitals, not only to see that the sick were receiving every attention possible under the circumstances, but to cheer and encourage the boys personally. He would tell them funny stories and try to rouse them from the deathly grasp of homesickness, which has caused so many cases of fever to result fatally. He instituted field sports in his command to inter- est and encourage those whom the fever had yet spared. Field days were designated, and prizes 169 ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY I?^ offered for the successful contestants in the differ- ent events. A small entrance fee was charged, and the profits devoted to purchasing delicacies for the sick. Learning that a bugler (Toolen, of "M") who had for a short time been detailed on duty at brigade headquarters, was down with the fever, he at once started out to find him, and was obliged to make three trips to the Second Division hos- pital before he located him. By these kindly min- istrations he endeared himself to every man of the regiment, and was soon called General "Andy" Burt by all the boys. The "star'' of a general did not obliterate the humanity that possessed him. The following letter from the field agent of the American National Red Cross Society, upon learn- ing of his resignation as commander of the First Brigade, speaks for itself : THE AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS. Field Station, Jacksonville, Fla., Oct. 17, 1898. Brigadier-General A. S. Burt. My Dear General : I learn with surprise and regret that you have been suddenly relieved of your command in the Seventh Army Corps. This I regard as a calamity, not only to the troops directly under your charge, but to the sick through- out the division. It is not too much to say that no other officer of your rank has been so actively and energetically concerned to secure for the sick that quality of nursing, diet and medical attention which regard for their welfare demanded. No other that I know of has visited the hospital at mid- night to assure himself that the sick were receiving 17- HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMEN! proper attention. Your genuine interest : men has been matter of favorable commeni where, and has won for you a popularity own brigade which is known throughout tb Hoping that this blunder and injustice i speedily corrected, and you restored to y- relations, 1 am, with great respect and est< Yours most sincerely, Alex Ke: Field A The restraint imposed upon the soldiers or parade seemed always to worry the Gene he invariably cautioned commanding office sure and give the command **at ease'' oi upon all possible occasions. Ui)on the occasion of the presentation of of colors to the regiment by Governor Tai Illinois, at Jacksonville, Fla., the regimen in "line of masses'' at ^'attention," Genen who accompanied the Governor, took a i nearly in front of the Third Battalion, and became cognizant of the fact that long S] were the order of the day. He was not urn of the constrained position of the officers ai in his front, and, attracting the attention of Purinton, commanding the battalion, sign; him to give the command "at ease." The was now more uncomfortable than ever, well ing that he (the Major) had no right to gi\ a command when the regimental command present. He looked toward Colonel Moult< then at the General, and shook his head. Th ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY l73 eral smiled, and, placing his hand to his mouth, hoarsely whispered: "I'll assume the responsibil- ity/' The command was instantly given, and the men, who had noticed the incident, smiled with sat- isfaction as they took a more comfortable position to hear the eloquent remarks of the Governor of Illinois and the response of Colonel Moulton. The camp of the Second at Jacksonville lay between brigade headquarters and the street rail- way, so that the General, to reach the cars, passed through the camp of the regiment. He had a kind- ly word and nod of recognition for all as he passed, and sometimes, when the General had stayed in town until after "challenging" by the sentinels had commenced, and official "recognition" was neces- sary, dififerent words were said, here unsaid. The strict rules of the camp (the General's orders) often acted as a boomerang upon him, causing him to be delayed in getting to his quarters. One dark night, upon being challenged by number one, he answered, "General officer." The sentinel quickly called, "Corporal of the guard, general officer." But the General was in a hurrv, a storm was threat- ening and the Corporal was not closely at hand. He addressed the sentinel : "Don't you recognize me as your commanding General?" "I know you are General Burt, sir," replied the sentinel, "but you cannot pass this post until the Corporal ad- vances you." "I'll bet you I do," said the General, advancing toward the sentinel. Quickly came the response, the point of the sentinel's bayonet drop- 174 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT ping to a line with the General's breast, " my month's salary against yours you don't ! prompt arrival of the Corporal of the guard r the tension, the sentinel saluted the Gener resumed walking his post. The General pre to his quarters, saying to his staff officer panying him : "I will have to modify those or else go around the Second Illinois camp future. They are too punctilious for one' fort." It is needless to say, however, that hi annoyance never resulted in a change of the It was an object lesson to the officers of t ond to watch the affection springing up b the conmianding General and the soldiers First Brigade. This affection was not on a of favors granted, of discipline relaxed, or < nients bestowed, but a natural growth re from recognized worth. Each succeeding d covered new traits which endeared him to th His hai)py faculty of pleasantly addressing a i questioning him in regard to his comfort o: giving him advice, together with his keen ciation of a witty resj)onse to his sometimes j questions added not a little to his popular During the sunmier of 1898 the General short leave of absence, visiting his son in C during that time. On resuming commj his brigade. Colonel Moulton notified the • of his command that a serenade to the ( would be in order in the evening, and direc assembling of the regiment without the calli GEN. MACEO. 17^ HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT sounded. At the appointed time the band up a lively march and headed for brigade quarters, a few hundred yards away, but from view by trees. General Burt was sit front of his tent, conversing with his stai hearing the Second's band playing, remarket Second Regiment is serenading its Colonel It's a wonder that Colonel Moulton wouldn' his blanked band over here and serena< haven't heard any good music for some About this time the General realized that th< was getting nearer, and soon the entire re came into view, marching straight for the C Battalions were closed in mass on three sic sciuare, inclosing the General, Colonel Mouli their respective staffs. The General remarked : **You only have to express the w the Second Illinois does the rest." Colonel Moulton made a feeling speech ir of the officers and soldiers of the regiment, w ing back to his command their beloved comn General Burt stepped a few paces nearer tl and said : ''Officers and men of the Second — I say men, because you have earned that its fullest sense, I am now going to give n command on resuming charge of the Frist B 'Rest!' " Instantlv the cheers of eleven h men burst forth si)ontaneously, fully testif} his hold upon the hearts of his soldiers. Th era! made an eloquent speech, full of compliir reference to the Second. During his rema ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY ^^^ related the following incident which occurred in Chicago during his visit : ^^I had occasion to visit a building said to be located at the corner of Mad- ison and State Streets, but as usual there were four corners, and, wishing to save time, I stepped up to a policeman on duty at the crossing, and, by the way, he was an elegant representative of the 'Old Sod/ Putting on my most military aspect, with my chest thrown well to the front, I saluted him and asked: 'Mr. Officer, can you tell me where the Champlain Building is located?' 'Straight forninst ye, there,' said he. In my hurry I had walked a few steps away before I recollected that I had forgotten to thank the policeman, so I re- turned to him, straightened up, saluted him, and said, 'Thank you, Mr. Officer,' who replied, 'Arrah ! Go on wid ye. Are yez dhrunk or a lu- nat-ic?' Now, from the behavior of the Second in camp, I judge that it will not be very long after the regiment returns home before the Chicago policemen become accustomed to military civility." Early in October a cloud settled over the regi- ment. General Order No. 162, War Department, was issued. Under its provisions General Burt was to be mustered out of the volunteer service and re- turned to his former command in the regular estab- lishment. Colonel of the Twenty-fifth Infantry. . This was a sore disappointment to officers and men alike, and expressions of regret were heard on every side. A committee was appointed by the officers to draft a set of resolutions and to procure 17^ HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT a sword to be presented to the General as ; monial of the regard in which he is held officers and men of the regiment. On October i6th the last official commun was distributed to his command: Camp Cuba Libri Jacksonville, Fla., Oct. i6, To the Officers and Soldiers, First Brigade, 5 Division, Seventh Army Corps. Comrades : — My successor has taken command, and '. say good-by. I do so with great sorrow a ing you. I thank you sincerely for the effc have made to be the best brigade in this corp I know and appreciate how hard you worked to perfect yourselves in drills, and duties of a soldier. How well you have sue is a matter of record. Good-by, comrades, my heart will be wit always. A. S. BuR' Brigadier-General Voluni On the evening of his departure from Ja( ville, the officers of the regiment, accompani the band and a committee of three men fron company, called at the Windsor Hotel, the prietors kindly donating the use of its fine p for the occasion. The General was invited to the "front anc ter," where Major Purinton, in behalf of th( cers and men, presented him with a beautiful grossed set of resolutions, as follows: ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 179 To Brigadier-General Andrew S. Burt, U. S. A., Camp Cuba Libre, Jacksonville, Florida, Oct. 19, 1898. General : — On the occasion of your handing over the com- mand of the First Brigade, Second Division, Sev- enth Army Corps, to your successor, the officers and soldiers of the Second Illinois Volunteer In- fantry cannot refrain from respectfully expressing to you their high sense of the uniform kindness and consideration with which you have ever treated them, and which you have known how to combine so happily with soldierly firmness and decision. You have succeeded in creating a command sec- ond to none in drill, in discipline, and in military deportment, and which furnishes an example to other brigades in health, comfort and contentment of the officers and soldiers composing it. In sickness and in health, in rain and in sunshine, whether on the drill ground or in the many per- plexing details of camp life, we have felt your guid- ing hand, your prompt aid, and your wise and judi- cious counsel. Circumstances have not permitted us the privi- lege of sharing with you the glories of the battle- field, and showing the results of your teaching, but be assured that, if ever such an opportunity shall oflFer, the brigade which General Burt formed, organized, taught, and so carefully tended, will so acquit itself as to bring no discredit upon its old commander. In bidding you farewell, we respectfully beg your acceptance of a sword, as a slight token of the affec- tion and admiration we feel for you, both as an offi- cer and as a man. We shall follow your future career with the friendliest interest, confident that I So HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMEIT should occasion arise you will surpass your distinguished record. Good-by, General, you will always oc warm place in the hearts of the First Briga ticularly those of the Second Illinois. (Signed.) George M. Moult< Colonel 2d 111. Vo Frank W. Mechener, First Lieutenant and Acting A Owing to the suddenness of the Genei parture, the manufacturers were unable to fi sword, and it was forwarded to him a few da The sword is a beautiful piece of work, tl being of Damascus steel, beautifully etc! of Solingen's finest work. The grip is r mother of pearl, bound with heavy gold \s guard being of gold in open work art wrought. The scabbard is elaborately etch intricate designs, the open work mounting all heavily plated. The inscription on the s« is: ''Presented to Brigadier-General And Burt, First Brigade, Second Division, I Army Corps, as a token of the regard in w is held by the officers and men of the Second Volunteer Infantry.'' There was also sent a magnificent swo: attached to the belt. Accompanying the j a list of the officers and men who contributec testimonial, all engrossed on parchment, th names being arranged alphabetically. ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY l8l The General acknowledged the receipt of the sword in the following letter: George M. Moulton, Colonel Second Illinois Vol- unteer Infantry. Dear Colonel: I desire to inform you and other dear comrades of the Second Illinois that the beautiful sword was received last night. It certainly is very handsome. I shall cherish it the more that it comes to me with such loving expressions of esteem. The inscrip- tion upon the scabbard, and the expressions con- tained in the accompanying resolutions, fill my old heart with pleasure. I don't know what I ever did to deserve so much of you all. Again I thank you with a full and loving heart for my bully old Second Illinois. God bless you, and good luck go with you. I know full well if the regiment is ever called on to show itself as good soldiers and gallant gen- tlemen, every one, the call will not be in vain. And oh, if I could only be with you when that time comes. Your loving comrade, A. S. Burt, Colonel Twenty-fifth United States Infantry and Brigadier-General Volunteers. General Burt sincerely regretted that his brigade was not sent to the front, and often spoke of the "hard luck which bottled up such a fine organiza- tion of fighting men." The following is from Hamersley's "Lives of Regular Officers who served in the War of the Re- bellion" : "General Burt was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, l82 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMElf] November 21, 1839. In April, 1861, he teered in the Sixth Ohio Infantry, and wa quently made a sergeant. The same yeai cepted a first Heutenancy in the Eighteenth States Infantry, with which command he w the field in 1861. The command was atta the Third Brigade, First Division of the i the Ohio, Colonel Robert L. McCook an adier-General George H. Thomas comm respectively. Lieutenant Burt was detailed de-camp on the brigade staff. At the battle Springs he was wounded, and was brevett tain for gallant service; he was appointed ad aide-de-camp on the staff of General Halh assigned to serve with Colonel McCook. Tl year he was made assistant adjutant-genera brigade, and continued as such until Coloi Cook's death. ''In January, 1863, he reported to Genera crans, commanding the Army of the Cumt and by him was assigned to the inspector-g< department of his staff, serving so t Hoover's Gap and Tullahoma cami>aigns, a beyond Chattanooga, and in the battle of ( mauga. He was commended in reports commanding general for services in the car and battle of Chickamauga. Captain Bu specially mentioned for gallant service in that by Major-General Alexander McCook, com ing a corps. ''In the fall of 1863, at his own request, h< ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 1 83 quished his staff appointment and took command of his Company F, First Battalion, Eighteenth In- fantry. He commanded that company in the charge on Missionary Ridge. General Palmer, commanding, immediately after the victorious assault, thanked the company for its gallant service on that occasion. "Captain Burt commanded his Company F, Eighteenth. Infantry, part of the Regular Brigade of the Fourteenth Army Corps, in the Atlanta cam- paign, and was in the actions participated in by his regiment from Buzzard's Roost to Jonesboro, and received the personal thanks of the detachment commander for gallant service in the last battle. He was mentioned in reports for services in the Atlanta campaign by the detachment commander, as well as by General Thomas. He was brevetted major, 1864, for gallant services in the Atlanta cam- paign and at the battle of Jonesboro. Major Burt marched, in 1866, with his company from Fort Leavenworth to Fort Bridger. '*In the fall of 1877, while in command of a de- tachment of recruits en route tO' Fort McKinney, he was attacked by Indians under Red Cloud, at Crazy Woman's Fork, and the Indians were beaten off. "While in command of Fort C. F. Smith, Mon- tana, in 1868, he had two successful skirmishes with hostile Indians. From 1865 until 1878, Major Burt, in command of his company, was nearly every year changing stations or on expeditions with 1^4 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMEN all the difficulties of marching on the fn the hostile Indian days. **He was in Stanley's Yellowstone expe^^ 1873; ^^'i^h Colonel Dodge's command as ^ ' the Jenny expedition to the Black Hills j^^ Cieneral Crook's expedition, 1876, and comma a battalion of two companies in the attack by ans on the command camped on Powder Riv *'At the battle of the Rosebud, General Ci having ordered the withdrawal of Colonel Re battalion of cavalry from a certain position 01 field, the retreat became a route under the Ind hand-to-hand assault. Major Burt, with his < pany, and that of Major Burrows, was detaile stop those Indians,' which the two companies and the hard-pressed cavalry battalion was res from a precarious position. "At *Slim Buttes,' same campaign. Major commanded a l)attalion in the repulse of an Ir attack. **In 1877, Major Burt, with his company, part of General King's commarfd, sent to Chi during the riots. "In 1879, his company was especially selectc proceed to Hastings, Nebraska, to protect Ji GasHn in holding court against the pK>ssible i; ference of hostile cowboys, some of their nui being tried at the time for an atrocious mu The Major and his company received public th and commendation of Judge Gaslin and the cials for the manner in which the duty was formed on this occasion. ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY I §5 "While in command of Fort Bidwell, California, in 1885, the citizens of that region, in a series of published resolutions, thanked Major Burt for his excellent efforts in preventing an Indian outbreak. **He was promoted Lieutenant-Colonel of the Seventh Infantry, January i, 1888, and tO' Colonel of the Twenty-fifth United States Infantry in 1896. "General Burt is the author of W. F. Cody's (Buffalo Bill) most successful play, 'May Cody, or Lost and Won/ " Summary of his Military History : — Private, Company A, Sixth Ohio. Sergeant, Company A, Sixth Ohio. Captain, Aide-de-Camp. First Lieutenant, Eighteenth U. S. Infantry. Major, Eighth U. S. Infantry. Lieutenant-Colonel, Seventh U. S. Infantry. Colonel, Twenty-fifth U. S. Infantry. Brigadier-General, First Brigade, Second Divi- sion, Seventh Army Corps, U. S. Volunteers. Mustered out as Brigadier-General Volunteers, December 31, 1898, returning to his old command, the Twenty-fifth U. S. Infantry, now stationed at Fort Logan, Colorado. General Burt is somewhat of a ^'joiner,'' being a member of the Society of Colonial Wars, State of Illinois; Sons of the Revolution, Montana; Society of the War of 181 2; Loyal Legion, Ohio Chapter; Grand Army of the Republic. He is also a Mason, and a member of St. Omer Commandery No. 9, Knights Templar, Missoula, Montana. While at l86 IIISTOBY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT Jacksonville, Florida, he had the nerve to jcsi "Shrine," notwithstanding the fact that mar his officers were "Shriners" and "out of a These "Shriners," as well as the General hir will not soon forget that evening. In retuniing to his old rank and commai the regular establishment, the General takes him the affection and best wishes of the i roster of the soldiers of the Second Illinois. I words of one of them, "He's the right stuff." OLD GLORY. CHAPTER XV STAFF. COLONEL GEORGE M. MOULTON Colonel Moulton, commanding the Second Illi- nois Volunteer Infantry, was born in Readsboro, Vermont, March 15, 185 1, inheriting a robust and hardy constitution that has proved of inestimable value to him. He came early in life to Chicago. Educated at the public schools of that city, he ab- sorbed readily the spirit of self-reliance which dis- tinguishes the youth of Chicago. He married Miss Flora A. Garland, a lady who has been to him a constant and helpful companion, and whose untir- ing efforts on behalf of the sick of the regiment dur- ing the campaign earned for her the respect and affection of the officers and men of the command. Two children have been born to Colonel and Mrs. Moulton, Edith May (now Mrs. J. H. Mur- phy) and Arthur Garland. The Colonel has been by profession for many years a successful contractor and builder on an ex- tensive scale, his firm being specially noted for the construction of grain elevators. His patriotism and public spirit have found expression in the military service of the state, to 187 COL. GEOKGE M. MOULTON. ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 1^9 which he has been long a prominent and distin- guished ornament. Taking no conspicuous part in poHtics, he has never sought advancement along that line, though his shrewdness, tact, and sagacity, combined with sterling honesty and straightforwardness, render him eminently fit for high public office. In Masonic circles he has reached a high position and possesses hosts of friends. He is Very Emi- nent Grand Generalissimo of the Grand Encamp- ment. During the Spanish war his evident merit at- tracted the attention of his military superiors, and caused his appointment to the important and oner- ous position of Chief of Police of the city of Havana. The fact that the Second Illinois was second to none in the volunteer army was mainly due to Colonel Moulton's foresight, watchful care and an intimate knowledge of military duty, as well as to his business aptitude and untiring energy. MILITARY RECORD. Colonel Moulton enlisted in the Second Regi- ment, and was elected Major July ist, 1884, which position he held until January 4, 1889. In 1893 General Wheeler nominated him as Inspector of Rifle Practice on his staff, and he was commis- sioned as Lieutenant-Colonel; and on February 17, 1894, he was elected and commissioned Colonel of the Second Illinois National Guard, which position 190 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIME ;^ he held at the time of the President's call f ^^ He arranged his business interests so as absent for an indefinite time, and was in s with the regiment until April 26, 1899, wh was mustered out of the United States servic still holds the position of Colonel of the S Regiment of Illinois National Guards, and wil his successor is elected and commissioned, man in the regiment, so far as is known, wa see him reelected or advanced to the gra Brigadier-General. He knows how to hand care for men. LIEUTENANT-COLONEL WILLIAM DYE H KISS. The second in command of the Second^ native Chicagoan, and was born April 18, He was educated in the Chicago public anc schools and later took a two years' course Massachusetts Institute of Technology, ( which time he also took the military cou engineering, signal corps, artillery, and in branches. Returning to Chicago, he engaj the profession of civil engineer and was at v times employed by the various railroads en Chicago. He was employed by the old Atlantic and ] Railway Co., and the Atchison, Topeka & Fe Railway Co. during the extension of thei through New Mexico and Colorado, and a the Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. ( ill:nois volunteer infantry the extension of their lines through the Northwest. For the past twelve years he has been in the employ of the city of Chicago, and has engaged in nearly all of the great engineering projects of the city in that time. LIEUT.-COL. W. D. H0TCHKIS5. In 1883 he married Miss Carrie E. Carr, and two children are the result of the union: Charles C, aged thirteen years, and AUita Frances, aged seven years. Colonel Hotchkiss' father, General C. T. Hotch- 19- II [STORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT kiss, is a veteran of the Civil War, and it natural that the son should inherit the i ardor of the father. Indeed, the Colonel av< he knew the "manual of arms" as far back as remember, so when, early in 1887, he was First Lieutenant of Company B, Second Ii Illinois National Guards, it was but the course of events, destined to be the startini of a creditable military career. Early in i was elected to the Captaincy of the compai 1890 he was elected Lieutenant-Colonel, a mustered into the United States service a May 16, 1898. Early in June, 1898, when Major Stuart ^ tailed on special duty by the war depa Colonel Hotchkiss assumed command of tt Battalion, and continued until Colonel IV left for Havana, when he took command rc^c^iment. Early in December, 1898, the regiment was at Savannah, Georgia, ( Moulton received orders to proceed to Ha advance of his command, and assume the d Chief of Police of the city of Havana. T Colonel Hotchkiss in command, and it was his leadership the regiment went to Cuba nary i, 1899, the regiment, under his con participated in the ceremonies incidental evacuation of the city of Havana by the S and as part of the Seventh Corps, paraded t' the principal streets of Havana, under Qener hngh Lee. ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 193 Colonel Hotchkiss is a hard-working, studious officer, and as senior field officer of the regiment, constituted that august body, the regimental "Sum- mary Court," before whom is brought the soldier who imprudently violates certain articles of the inexorable "Articles of War." The duties of the office are trying in the extreme, but Colonel Hotchkiss impartially, and without fear or favor, dispensed military justice with a firm hand, and his decisions were accepted without question. Personally, Colonel Hotchkiss is quiet and unas- suming, with a capacity for hard work, and all his efforts are marked by extreme conscientiousness and his sincerity in all his actions has never been questioned. He is a lover of the horse, and prob- ably spent more time in the saddle than any officer in the regiment. He is a member of the Western Society of Engi- neers, and is a man of domestic inclinations, his home life being highly felicitous. MAJOR G. FRANK LYDSTON. Major Lydston was born March 3, 1858, amid the oranges and sunshine of California. He received his early education in the land of flowers, and early in the '70's removed to Chicago, where he continued the study of the profession of which he now stands at the head. He was grad- uated later from the Bellevue Medical College, New York, as physician and Surgeon, and returned to Chicago, where he commenced the practice which has since brought him fame and fortune. ( »94 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT To-day, Major Lydston is recognized to of the foremost physicians and surgeons in ica and as an authority on genito-urinary i is acknowledged to be without a peer in thi try. He is a prolific and voluminous write from a medical and literary standpoint, a essays on medical and surgical questions ceived with the greatest of interest through( medical world. He is a member of the fac ihe College of Physicians and Surgeons of Q and probably enjoys one of the largest privat( tices in the West. Notwithstanding his busy professional 1 early evinced a liking for the military. In i enlisted in the First- Infantry, Illinois N; Guard, then organizing, and served throi that year and the following year. His i ciTOwing practice prevented his continuance state service. March 2, 1894, he reenten service as Major and Surgeon on the s^ Colonel Moulton. He was mustered in United States serv^ice as such May 14, i8g the fact that only fifty-one members out c one thousand one hundred that reported at S field, Illinois, with the regiment were rejecl physical defects, speaks volumes for the care^ efficient manner Major Lydston looked afl caliber of men he passed upon as fit to en1 state service. It did not take long, after the regiment's ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY MAJOR G. F. LVDSTON. in Jacksonville, Florida, for the division and corps officials to recognize Major Lydston's ability as a surgeon, and whenever a serious case for the sur- geon made its appearance, he was called upon to handle it. To such an extent did this practice grow that it was intimated to the Major that he was to be detailed as chief operating surgeon of the Second Division Hospital. The Major investi- gated the rumor and found it to be true. He could not see the justice of such a move, and held that he had given up a lucrative practice to go to the front with his regiment, and believed that he was doing '9^ HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT his duty to his country and regiment by t care of "his own boys," and further than th one could ask more. He emphasized his refu be separated from his regiment, and his actio: heartily endorsed by every member of the regi: who had come to admire and respect their eflf surgeon. The intention of the "powers tha could not be altered, however, and much t regret of himself and the regiment, he was t to resign, rather than to disobey the forthco order that would separate him from his com of the Second Illinois. This occurred Jum 1898, and his departure was deplored as a per affliction by the entire regiment. The Major is a married man, and is the fatt two children. He is a member of various lit and medical societies and has also a membersl: the St. Bernard Commandery K. T., Chicago the Oriental Consistory, S. P. R. S. MAJOR AND SURGEON GEORGE PAUL MAR( Dr. Marquis is a Pennsylvanian from Allegl He was bom on September 12, 1868, but i early age took Horace Greeley's advice. His primary education was received at the p schools of St. Louis and Chicago-, and after pleting his course in the high school of the 1 city, he proceeded to Washington Jefferson lege, in Washington, in his native state, graduj with the degree of A.B. in 1889. Returnin Chicago, he entered the Chicago Medical Co ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY '97 (now the medical department of Northwestern University), and graduated with the degree of M.D. in 1892, and during the same year received the degree of A.M. from his alma mater. He was appointed Attending Surgeon at the World's MAJOK GEOKGE P. MARQlilS. Columbian Exposition, and shortly after its close went abroad, spending two years in post graduate study in Berlin and Vienna, where he acquired the excellent German accent which is the envy of his friends. Dr. Marquis has an excellent practice as a physj- I9«^ HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT cian and surgeon in Chicago, which he i quished to proceed to the front with his regi at the President's call to arms in April, 1898. then occupied the post of Assistant Surgeon t( Second Regiment, Illinois National Guard. the retirement of Dr. Lydston in June, Dr. ] quis was at once selected as the former's succc as Major and Surgeon, a choice subsequent e\ proved to be a most judicious one. His kn edge of sanitation, his devotion to duty, and pn sional skill, did much to keep down the outb of sickness in Jacksonville, and to minimize results. His services during the campaign 1 without a break except when for one brief pe ilhiess caused an intermission, at which time excellence of the organization of the regime iKxspital prevented any difficulty attending its 1 porary transfer to the hands of Lieutenant Po Major Marquis is unmarried as yet, but I)lenty of time in which to repent. MILITARY RECORD. First Lieutenant and Assistant Surgeon Sec Illinois National Guard; First Lieutenant Assistant Surg^eon Second Illinois Volunteer fan try, April 26, 1898, to July i, 1898; Major Surg^-eon Second Illinois Volunteer Infantry s July 2, 1898. CAPT. JAMES P. SHERWIN. 200 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT CAPTAIN JAMES P. SHERWIN. Captain Sherwin was born in Gouverneur, N. Y., 51 years ago, and removed to Chicago while a young man and began an active business career in that city. He is a Board of Trade operator by profession and is interested in several Chicago enterprises. He began his military career March 2, 1894, as Captain and Inspector of Rifle Practice on the stafif of Colonel Moulton, and saw active service throughout the great railroad strikes of that year. February i, 1895, he was made Adjutant of the regiment and entered the service of the United States as such, with the regiment on May 16, 1898. During the regiment's long stay in the South the Captain's health was not of the best, and matters became so serious that December 10, 1898, he was reluctantly forced to tender his resignation. The acceptance, however, was not received until after the regiment reached Havana, December iSth, and he had the honor of accompanying the regiment to Cuba. Captain Sherwin proved to be an efficient and conscientious officer and his attention to the detail work of his office was a subject of commendation, and much of the regiment's splendid record for work, ably and efficiently performed, may be traced to Captain Sherwin's able conduct of the office of Adjutant. In civil life the Captain is prominent in social and Masonic circles, and is a member of Chevalier Bay- ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 2ol ard Commandery, No. 52, K. T. of Chicago, of which he is Past Commander; Oriental Consistory, S. P. R. S. of Chicago, and Medinah Temple A. A. O. Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, of Chicago. He is Past Grand Commander of the State of Illinois Knights Templars, and is also prominent in club circles. m...^^ mm > - '■'■,-,. Captain Laas was born in Muskegon, Michigan, April 4, 1864, but his parents moved to Chicago in time for him to receive his education in the pub- ^<>2 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT He schools of that city. At the age of sixtec tain Laas enlisted in Troop E, First Cavalry National (hiard, and from that time his ser one branch or another of the National Gt Illinois has been continuous. Captain Laas outbreak of the war was Quartermaster Second Illinois National Guard, and retain same position in the Second Illinois Vol Infantry. The man fitted the occasion a occasion fitted the man. The duties of his d office were discharged to the satisfaction superiors and inferiors alike, and when that and unusual result is achieved it may truly 1 that there is the right man in the right place The hard work and responsibility attach the equipping and clothing a regiment for tl: is a matter that can hardly be realized by thoe have not had practical experience of the diffi< worries, annoyances, and rebuffs experi This he did at first; subsequently Captain Si P. Thompson became commissary officei sliared the responsibilities. All these ob were successfully surmounted by the genial termaster of the Second Illinois, who, in spite close attention to duty and indefatigable € enjoys the distinction of being the one office was never sick or sorry from first to last, an never had a day's leave from the beginning end of the campaign. The following is Captain Laas' military n Captain Laas enlisted in Troop E on Sept ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 203 I, 1880; served in different capacities in the National Guard until May i6, 1898, and was then mustered as Captain and Quartermaster, which position he held until the muster out of the regi- ment. CAPT. S. B. THOMPSON. CAPTAIN STEPHEN B. THOMPSON, Captain Thompson was born May 6, 1849, o" '' farm near Nineveh, Greene county, Pennsylvania, and was educated in the public schools of that county. At the breaking out of the war in 1861, he proceeded to Camp Howe, Pittsburg, and was enrolled as a drummer boy. Although under the 204 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT legal age for enlistment, he was a stout lad for his years and a year later he succeeded in enlisting as a private in Troop C, Eighteenth Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry, and served continuously in the same troop during the war, being mustered out as a sergeant November 4, 1865. During the years 1862-63 his command was a part of the Army of the Potomac, under General Kilpatrick. His regiment participated in the Gettysburg campaign, and in 1863 was transferred to the Army of the Shenandoah and assigned to the Third Division Cavalry Corps, commanded by the lamented General George A. Custer. His troop participated in every engagement of Sheri- dan's Army up to and including Rockfish Gap, Virginia, March 6, 1865, at which place he was wounded, but recovered and rejoined his troop in the summer at Clarksburg, Virginia. After the war Captain Thompson entered upon an active business career, and, at the present time, is a part owner of the Bank of Montpelier, Mont- pelier, Idaho, and a stockholder and director of the Fenton Metallic Mfg. Co., of Jamestown, N. Y., being general manager of the Western interests of the company, besides being interested in numerous other Western enterprises. His business has neces- sitated his traveling a great deal, and it is doubtful if there is a town from San Francisco tO' Boston where the fame of Captain ''Steve'' is unknown. He is a splendid type of the wide-awake, progres- sive business man of to-day, and his friends are ^ ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 205 legion throughout the United States. He ranks high in Masonic and social circles, and is a member of Olive Branch Lodge No. 38, A. F. and A. M.; St. Bernard Commandery, K. T., Chicago; Oriental Consistory, S. P. R. S., Chicago; Medinah Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, Chicago; Damascus Lodge, No. 84, K. P., Danville, 111.; a member of the Chapter and Council of the A. F. and A. M. of Danville, 111.; charter member of Columbia Post No. 706, G. A. R., Chicago; and has been a mem- ber of the Grand Lodge of Illinois Odd Fellows for ten years. He is also a member of the Iroquois and Chicago Athletic Clubs of Chicago. Captain Thompson is a warm personal friend of Colonel Moulton, and during the regiment's ser- vice in the great strikes of 1894 he voluntarily appeared upon the scene and insisted upon attach- ing himself to Colonel Moulton's staff. Although there was no vacancy in the staff at the time, he remained, serving without pay or rank, and ren- dered valuable aid to the regiment in various ways. His devotion and zeal were not long unrecognized and May, 1895, Colonel Moulton made him an official member of his staff by appointing him Cap- tain and Inspector of Rifle Practice, which rank he held up to the time the regiment was mustered into the volunteer service. At this time it was discov- ered that the Army Regulations did not provide for an inspector of rifle practice, and the mustering officers refused to muster Captain Thompson as such. This decision did not disconcert the re- Zo6 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIHENI DDCTOK FRANK DeWITT TALMAGE, doubtable "Steve" a bit, for he itntru announced his intention of going with the re as a private soldier. This was not necessar ever, for Colonel Moiilton solved the diffic appointing him Adjutant of the Third Ba and as such he was mustered into the Unitec service, May i6, 1898. Upon the reg arrival at Jacksonville, Florida, Colonel N appointed him Ordnance Officer and Comi of Subsistence of the regiment. During tY mand's tour of duty in Havana, Cuba, ( Thompson was detailed as Inspector of P< ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 207 the city of Havana, and was a prominent factor in the establishment of the first police force organized in that city under American rule. Captain Thompson is a bachelor of bohemian proclivities, and is at his best when surrounded by a select coterie of genial spirits, and his ready wit, brilliant repartee, and his ability as a reconteur is everywhere recognized to the extent that his very presence in a gathering is a sufficient guaranty that the affair will not lack any of the humorous essen- tials so necessary in a function of this kind. Cap- tain Thompson returns to civil life with the well wishes and respect of both officers and enlisted men of the regiment. DR. TALMAGE. Rev. Frank DeWitt Talmage was born Novem- ber 29, 1867, in Philadelphia, where his father then resided. His early education was received at the Polytechnic Institute, of Brooklyn, and the Sing Sing Military Academy. In 1886 he entered New York University, and at graduation received the honor of being selected orator of his class. Wish- ing to study for the ministry, Mr. Talmage entered the Union Theological Seminary. Years ago he went to Pittsburg, as pastor of the Second Pres- byterian Church. While a student, Mr. Tal- mage delivered a series of lectures on the "Best Place to Live In," and the "Uses of Laughter," earning for himself the reputation of an elo- quent, logical and entertaining speaker. His ser- 2o8 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT mens are sincerely scriptural, full of good gospel, helpful and uplifting to all who hear them. Mr. Talmage's style is pleasing; he speaks extem- poraneously, drawing illustrations from his own experience and observation, as well as from history and anecdote. His acquaintance with literature is extensive; his culture gives him a grasp of the essential points and phases of the questions touched upon, and he displays a nice appreciation of senti- ment and pathos, frequently causing his audiences to weep. His personality is peculiarly interesting and magnetic. His lectures have extended through many states and cities, and no matter where he goes he is greeted with large audiences. Dr. Talmage succeeded Dr. Bolton as Chaplain of the Second Illinois National Guard in October, 1897, and joined the volunteer service in May, 1898; went with the regiment to Jacksonville, Flor- ida, and on the loth of June tendered his resigna- tion and returned to his pastorate, Jefferson Park Presbyterian Church, Chicago, much to the delight of his people. LIEUTENANT FRANK. W. MECHENER. Ordinarily *'ye adjutant" of a regiment is about the biggest man in the regiment, the commanding officer excepted, of course. The Second Illinois is an exception to the rule in this instance, for the Adjutant, or rather, the Acting Adjutant, the sub- ject of this sketch, who has acted as Adjutant six of the twelve months of the regiment's year of ser- ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTKY 209 vice, is considered the smallest officer in the regi- ment; that is, in stature- Everything else consid- ered, Lieutenant Mechener is a towering giant, if men's stature were measured by their deeds and capacity for good hard work. Lieutenant Mech- ■, W. MECHENER, ener was Adjutant of the Second Battalion, and when the regimental Adjutant resigned in the early part of December, 1858, he was detailed to tempo- rarily fill the position, which, as everyone knows, is one of the most important offices in the adminis- tration of a regiment. Although a young man. Lieutenant Mechener discharged the trying duties 210 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT of the office with credit to himself and satisfi to his commanding officer. His conduct ( affairs of the office was rewarded by Colonel ton recommending his appointment as Regit Adjutant, and April lo, 1899, he received hij mission as such, and was mustered in the san: Lieutenant Mechener was born in Sterlings . July 16, 1872, and was educated in the Sabula. 1 public high school, and later, in 1893, waa ^ uated from the Northwestern University Schoc Pharmacy. He is a practical chemist by occt tion and is unmarried. He enlisted originally Co. F, One Hundred and Sixtieth Indiana Natic Guard, May 13, 1891, and was honorably charged May 12, 1894. July 24, 1895, he n listed in Company E of the Second, and Deceni Rth of the same year was appointed Serge: January 27, 1896, he was elected Second Lieul ant, and on January 30th of the following year promoted to the First Lieutenancy. October T897, he was appointed Battalion Adjutant, am such was mustered into the United States ser May 16, 1898. Lieutenant Mechener is a horseman of no m ability, and during the regiment's stay in Cub? made numerous excursions into the interior of island on horseback, accompanied usually by M Purinton, who is another lover of the horse. Lieutenant Mechener returns to civil life a the well wishes of the officers and non-comi sioned of the command and no one can deny credit for duty well and faithfully done. ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY FIRST LIEUTENANT AND ASSISTANT SURGEON JOHN G. BYRNE. Dr. Byrne was bom in the City of the Lakes on January 22, 1871, and was educated at Dennison University, Granville, Ohio, and at Lake Forrest University. He married Miss Annie S. Hewitt. A physician by profession, his entry into the Illinois National Guard was, however, not in the medical department, but in the ranks. After passing through the various grades, he became a hospital steward in 1896, being commissioned First Lieu- ASSISTANT SURGEON J, G. BYRNE. -2 12 lirSTORY OF -THE SECOND REGIMENT tenant and Assistant Surgeon in the followin; At the commencement of the war he was mi into the United States sen^ice in the sam< In July, 1898, he was placed in charge of the lance company of the Second Division, S Amiy Corps, devoting his sole attention t instruction for two months, with the result ing them to a high degree of efficiency. ^ Dr. Byrne's regret personal circumstance ])elled his resignation on September 26th. MILITARY RECORD. Enlisted Company C March 2, 1887; trans to C()m])any E; discharged March i, 1890. listed March 2, 1890. Corporal Company E 17th; Sergeant Company E December 15, later Eirst Sergeant. Discharged March i, Hospital Steward 1896. He was commisj Assistant Surgeon, Illinois National Guarc cenibcr 22, 1897. Commissioned First Lieul Second Illinois Volunteers May 16, 1898. detailed and put in charge of Ambulance Cor July I, 1898, where he continued until he res: wScptember 28, 1898. FIRST LIEUTKNANT AND ASSISTANT SUR RAT.PH STRIBLTNG PORTER. Dr. Porter is a native of Fairfield, Iowa, he was born on November 22, 1875. ^^ wa cated at the Chicago high schools. Rush M College, Lake Forrest l^niversity, South-E Kansas Academy, and Chicago Medical C( ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 213 ASSISTANT SURGEON R. S. PORTER. Northwestern University. Dr. Porter is a young man, and being recently from the best schools of modern medical science is abreast of the most up-to- date discoveries and ideas. Commissioned into the Second Illinois Volunteer Infantry on July 2d, at the retirement of Dr. Byrne, it was not long before the value of his skill and devotion to his duties made themselves apparent, and when the illness of Major Marquis threw the whole weight of responsi- bility upon the shoulders of Dr. Porter he proved fully equal to the task — no light one, as this was at' the time when the regiment was suffering so much from the typhoid epidemic. Dr. Porter's exertions 214 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT on behalf of the sick eventually laid him v the same disease that he had been comba others, and for some time he was seriously to the great joy of the regiment he eventu covered and resumed the position he was fitted to fill. Dr. Porter was universally popular with and men alike. Gentlemanly in demeaa^^ appearance, he was the beau-ideal of a >^^ medical officer. FIRST LIEUTENANT AND ASSISTANT SURG THOMAS WILBUR BATH. Dr. Bath was bom at Tyr Phyl, in Wales March i8, 1863. He came to this country a early age, receiving his education at the I School, Cuba, Illinois; at Adrian College, M gan, and at the St. Louis College of Physicians Surgeons. He married Miss Lulu Hurdle, and three sons, Hubert Dexter, Clarence Kellogg, Thomas Wilbur. Dr. Bath has attained a considerable emin in his profession. He practiced formerly at C Bureau County, Illinois, and latterly at Noi Illinois. A general practitioner, his experienc been of the kind to fit him more peculiarly fo varied duties of an army surgeon than the pt of any special branch of medical study would done. He was secretary of the McLain Cc Medical Society, and a prominent official in < kindred associations. He acted for a conside ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 215 period as special Medical Correspondent for the St. Louis "Qinic," his contributions bearing the stamp of a careful and thoughtful observer, and containing matter of no small service to modern medical science. ASSISTANT SUKGEON T. H. BATH. Dr. Bath first entered the United States service on September 7, 1898, as acting assistant surgeon, and was assigned to duty with the First North CaroHna, and later with the Ninth Illinois, from both of which he earned golden opinions. Trans- ferred to the Second Illinois at a period when over- work and climate had temporarily prostrated Drs. 2l6 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT Marquis and Porter, he had charge at the trying time of moving from Jacksonville to Savannah, when his care and attention to the sick, and good management of the details of their transportation gave universal satisfaction. Strongly recommended by Colonel Moulton, on January 24, 1899, Dr. Bath was commissioned by Governor Tanner to the assistant surgeoncy, then vacant, the duties of which he is admirably quali- fied to perform. CHAPLAIN HORACE W. BOLTON. The Rev. Dr. Bolton was born at Orrington, Maine, in 1839. ^^ served in the Union Army from 1862 to 1865, and, after being mustered out, studied for the ministry. Before coming to Chi- cago in 1885, he had held several important posi- tions in the East, among them that of the Oak Street Church at Lewiston, Me., Trinity Church, Charlestown, and First M. E. Church, Bangor, Me., and Boston, Mass. In Chicago he was for five years pastor of the First M. E. Church, for five years of Centenary Church, and from October, 1895, to Jan- uary, 1897, pastor of the South Park Avenue Church. Upon the resignation of Rev. Frank DeWitt Talmage, he was offered and accepted the position of Chaplain of the Second Illinois Volunteer In- fantry, which he held until the final muster out of the regiment. Dr. Bolton was well known to the regiment, having previously occupied the same office in the Second Regiment, I. N. G. ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY H, W. BOLTON. He is weil known in army and Masonic circles, and is past commander of U. S. Grant Post No. 28, Department of Illinois, G. A. R. He belongs in all to sixty different societies, civil and military. He is the author of several books, among them "Home and Social Life," "Fallen Heroes," "Rem- iniscences of the War," and "America's Next War," and is the compiler of the present volume. He was married in 1858 to Miss Mary J. Pierce, of Orrington, Me., and the following children have been bom to them: Nancy I., in i860; Adelaide M., in 1863: Horace L., in 1868; and Abner Town- -2 1 8 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT send and Charles Freeman, twins, bom in The two first named only are now surviving. Bolton was with her husband during the can at Savannah and in Cuba, MILITARY RECORD. Dr. Bolton enlisted in Company E, Six Maine Volunteer Infantry, 1862; was in the of Antietam, where he was badly injured, ai charged. In 1863 he reenlisted in Octobe was transferred (the Maine quota being f Company D, First District of Columbia C and made First Sergeant; was in all the car of '64; was again hurt in the taking of the l^etersburg, by having a horse thrown upon 1 but stayed with the company until there were five men and no officers left for duty, and < seventy-six out of the 1,200 in the regiment. the winter of 1865 ^^ consolidated with the I Maine Cavalry, and assigned as First Sergean Company F; was commissioned Second Lieutea but was not mustered because of the consolidati discharged July 12, 1865; reenlisted in the '. tional Guards in 1894, as Chaplain of the Sec< Illinois Regiment; resigned October, 1897; enlisted and was mustered into United States » ice as Chaplain of the Second Illinois Volum Infantry, June 14, 1898; elected Chaplain of Seventh Army Corps Association, March 19, 18 mustered out of United States service with regiment. MAJ, JAMES EDWARDS STUAKT. CHAPTER XVI FIELD OFFICERS MAJOR JAMES EDWARDS STUART Forfar, Scotland, near Thrums, in the same par- ish made famous by J. M. Barrie, the celebrated novelist, in his popular work, "The Little Minis- ter," is the town that gave to the Second Illinois its popular and efficient Major of the First Battalion. This notable event occurred July 8, 1842, and at this early date, doting parents and admiring rela- tives of the then youthful Major unanimously de- clared that the "bonnie lad" was bom to command. That their prediction was a true one, subsequent events have proven beyond a doubt. "Bonnie Jimmie" grew to a lusty boyhood on his native heath, and dutifully attended the village school iJntil 185 1, when, with his parents, he came to the United States, where the family settled down in Oshkosh, Wis. "Jimmie" attended the public schools, later graduating from the high school at that place with an education that permitted him to go out and engage in the battle of life with a strong show of success. His martial spirit manifested itself when the first call for volunteers came in 1861, when he enlisted in a home regiment for three months. August 4, 1862, he reenlisted in Company B, Twenty-first 220 ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 221 Wisconsin Volunteers, and was shortly afterward promoted Sergeant. February 4, 1863, he was commissioned Second Lieutenant, and December 23d of the same year was promoted First Lieuten- ant. August 31st of the following year, he was promoted to the Captaincy of the company and remained as such up to the close of the war, June 8, 1865, when he was mustered out of the service with his regiment. During his term of service he participated in the battle of Perryville, Ky., Octo- ber 8, 1862, and was promoted Second Lieutenant for meritorious conduct. At the battle of Stone River, in December, 1862, and January, 1863, he was mentioned in general orders by Major-General Rosecrans. Later he participated in the march of the Fourteenth Corps from Murfreesboro, Tenn., to Chattanooga, the battles of Hoovers Gap, Dug Gap, and the famous fight at Chickamauga, September 19 and 20, 1863. He was also engaged in the battles of Missionary Ridge and Lookout Mountain, and was with his command on the march from Chattanooga to Atlanta, engaging in the battles of Rocky Faced Ridge, Resaca, Pump- kin Vine Creek, Kenesaw Mountain, Peach Tree Creek, and the subsequent siege of Atlanta, includ- ing the battle of Jonesborough. After the fall of Atlanta he was detailed on the staflf of General Harrison C. Hobert, commanding the First Brigade, First Division, Fourteenth Army Corps, and accompanied the command on the famous march from "Atlanta to the sea." 222 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT He later took part in the battle of Bentonville, N. C, and commanded the advance guard of Sher- man's army in entering the city of Raleigh, N. C, and personally received the surrender of that city. After the surrender of Johnson's army to Sherman, he marched with his command from Raleigh to Washington via Richmond, and participated in the grand review of Sherman's army at the capital, after which he returned to his camp and was mus- tered out. When the war ended Capt. Stuart returned to his home, and in 1866 was appointed a railway postal clerk, and continued as such until 1872, when he was appointed a post-office inspector. During his travels as a railway postal clerk he met Miss Marie Roberts, a daughter of Peter Roberts, one of the first settlers of Iowa City, Iowa, and, after a brief siege, which admitted of ''no quarter,"- the young lady surrendered, and Captain James proudly bore her away to his Wisconsin home. His duties as a postal clerk and his native shrewdness stood him in good stead in his position of post-ofifice inspector, and soon the name of "Cap" Stuart stood high in department circles, and was a constant warning of the retribution sure to follow the luckless individual who dared to violate the postal laws of Uncle Sam. Shortly after President Hayes' election in 1876, Captain Stuart was honored by being appointed chief post-office inspector for the Western District, comprising the States of Indiana, Michigan, Wis- ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 223 consin, Illinois, Iowa, and Minnesota, and an evi- dence of the manner in which he has conducted the affairs of this most important office, is the fact that at the present writing he is still in the same posi- tion, having served successively during the admin- istrations of Presidents Hayes, Garfield, Arthur, Cleveland (two terms), Harrison, and McKinley. Notwithstanding the fact that his position en- tailed an endless amount of detail work and travel, his military ardor would not down, and May, 1885, he was chosen Captain of Company C, Second In- fantry, I. N. G. In 1888 and again in 1891, he was reelected Captain of the company, and June, 1891, he was unanimously elected Major. June, 1894, and 1897, he was again the unanimous choice of the regiment, and the mustering in of the Second Infantry, I. N. G., into the United States service. May 16, 1898, found the doughty Major still at the head of his command, which he accompanied to Jacksonville, Fla. He was with his battalion but two weeks, when he was ordered to Tampa, Fla., where he was engaged in important secret service work for the Government, reporting personally to General Miles. He was engaged in this work from June 13th to July 31st, or until the fall and sur- render of Santiago made it unnecessary to continue the service at this point. He returned to his regi- ment at Jacksonville, and was there scarcely two weeks when he was summoned to Washington and sent to Porto Rico to establish the postal system of the island, and this work kept him engaged until 2 24 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT November, during which time he personally vis ited every town on the island, establishing* post offices in each town. When this work was com pleted he returned to Chicago, where, in conse quence of his long absence, the aflfairs of his office made his presence necessary, and it was not unti April 3, 1899, that he was enabled to rejoin hi: regiment at Augusta, Ga., where it proceeded afte its tour of duty in Havana, to await muster out. "Major Jim," as he is affectionately called by th( entire regiment, is an ideal type of the Americai soldier, and his democratic simplicities as regard: attire, his gruff and hearty manner of greeting one his intense enthusiasm in drills and exercises, hi utter disregard for pomp, ceremony or form, an< his general geniality and good-fellowship, hav* endeared him to every member of the regiment, an( it is no exaggeration to state that every individua soldier of the regiment is arwarm admirer of th< gallant Major, and he in turn is a staunch friend and protector to every enlisted man in the regi ment, and should another call "to arms" come ii the future, Major Stuart will be found in the fron rank of the first volunteers to offer their service to their country. MAJOR WILLIAM P. DUSENBERRY. Major Dusenberry is a native of Rochelle, lUi nois, and was educated at St. Joseph, Michigan He married, on the 14th of October, 1896, Mis Agnes McKeary. He has been engaged in th ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 225 leaf tobacco business, and has been connected with the National Guard of Illinois for the past twenty years, during which period he has participated in every description of service the regiment has been called upon to perform. Upon the calling into the United States service of the Second I. N. G., the Major was mustered in as commanding the Second Battalion, and con- tinued in that command, with the exception of a short period of absence on leave, until the muster out of the regiment. Close attention to business has always marked Major Dusenberry's career. The call of duty never failed to elicit a prompt response, and his attention to the wants, and consideration for the feelings of the soldiers under his command, have combined to render him one of the most respected and esteemed officers in the Seventh Army Corps, while the fact of his having served in every rank, from private upward, has given him a most intimate and familiar acquaintance with the needs and duties of every man under his command. The engineering aptitude of Major Dusenberry caused his invariable selection for the duty of lay- ing out the camping grounds at the various places at which the regiment was stationed, and in every case the task was so efficiently performed that the neat lines of the Second Illinois became a by-word in the Seventh Army Corps. A high distinction was conferred upon the Major by his assignment, with the battalion under his HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT MA]OR|W. F. DUSENBERRY. cominand, to raise the United States flag over the town of Cienfuegos at the Spanish evacuation, an event fuUy described in the tenth chapter. Major Dusenberry is stiil a young man. having been born on June 22, 1857, and has a long period of pubHc usefulness yet before him. Mrs. Dusen- berry was present with the regiment in Savannah and Cuba. Besides this the Major was detailed at different times for different services; served as Sec- ond Lieutenant commanding Company E in Union Stock Yards riot, and ha: ^H •^4^:; ' 1 ^ *:o,a v'' !>-;* ^H ^.-.^^-^ 25^ HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT settled down to a period of drill and anxious expecta- tion of orders from Washington. With 1,400 young, strong, healthy and mischievous men confined within four walls of a building, it would be impossible to conceive of the time dragging very slowly, but day after day some prank was played, which VAN ZANT. kept the boys in a continual state of merriment and laughter. There were the usual reviews and parades, insepar- able from any military camp, and, of course, drill was never by any chance omitted, so that hard as were the sleeping accommodations, the boys were generally ready to occupy them at taps, and, once there, slept as ILLINOIS V soundly and as refre dted, the boys seeme in roughing it, as the severe experiences wl field. So, with grea hard beds, the harde and the sticky mud. the men, but a small mustered in eight y-fi The company siiffi meiit, the discomfort of waiting at Jackso lose none of its mem 254 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT at Jacksonville; but for some time so pre was the sickness from typhoid fever that out strength of eighty-four men, the company freqi fell in for parade with but two sets of fours, and was no decided change for the better until afb removal of the camp to the Rifle Range. On Novemlier 9, 1898, Captain Van Zandt res his commission, returning to private life in Ch Soon after Lieutenant Bauder also resigned. Li* ant Adams next tendered his resignation, thus le the company without a commissioned officer. Thi soon remedied by the appointment of Paul Li Captain, his commission taking date Novembei Second Lieutenant Chesley R. Perry, of Compa was promoted and transferred to Company A as Lieutenant, and Sergeant Leon K. Magrath wai LIEUT. F. w. . ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 255 moted to be Second Lieutenant, thus once more giving the company a set of efficient officers, who at once won the respect and obedience of the men by a wise adminis- tration of company affairs, and a masterly knowledge of the duties pertaining to their positions. Captain Lino brought to the duties of his office a large experience gained by several years of military service, the effects of his administration becoming immediately apparent in the improved discipline of the company and the abundance and quality of the mess. Company A served twenty-four days in charge of the rifle range at Jacksonville, a responsible and important duty, which they performed in a manner reflecting great credit upon them. The company proceeded to Cuba on the "Michigan," with the First and Second Battalions of the regiment, and as soon as order was established in Camp Columbia, began once more the routine duties of camp life, its further history being that common to the remainder of the regiment. ROSTER OF COMPANY A. Mustered into service May 16, 1898, at Springfield, Illinois. OFFICERS. OssiAN C. Van Zandt, Captain. — Mustered into service May t6, 1898; resigned Nov. 9, 1898. Paul B. Lino, Captain. — Mustered into service Nov. 22, 1898. John Bauder, First Lieutenant. — Mustered into service May 16, 1898. Resigned Nov. 14, 1898. Chesley R. Perry, First Lieutenant. — Mustered as Second Lieutenant Company B, promoted 1898 and transferred to Company A. Frank U. Adams, Second Lieutenant. — Mustered into service May 16, 1898. Resigned Nov. 23, 1898. ^ 256 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT Leon K. Magrath, Second Lieutenant. — Mustered as First Sergeant May 16, 1898; promoted 1898. Wm. Cleff, First Sergeant. John Przybilski, Q. M. Sergeant. Geo. H. Wagner, Sergeant. Wm. J. Martell, Sergeant. Benjamin Nathan, Sergeant. — Discharged Feb. 10, 1899. Arthur L. Hart, Sergeant. WiLLARD C. Patrick, Corporal George E. Esher, Corporal. — Promoted Sergeant Feb. 16, 1899. Ross C. Wheat, Corporal. James Stratton, Corporal. Chas. J. Sykes, Corporal. Wm. V. Kennedy, Corporal. Victor A. Benson, Corporal. Adam G. Abraham son. Corporal. Joseph L. Saxe, Corporal. Richard Salm, Corporal. John M. Walter, Corporal. Chas F. Sanders, Corporal. Julius C. R. Dunke, Corporal. — Discharged Dec. 30, 1898. Anton Zander, Corporal. — Promoted Feb. i, 1899. James W. Abell, Musician. Thomas H. Cahill, Musician. Wm. Hollerbach, Artificer. Chas. F. Musson, Wagoner. PRIVATES. Axelson, Gustav. Brault, August. Armstrong, Albert E. Burkhurt, Chas. E. Appointed Corporal Feb. 6, Curry, Daniel J. 1899. Cameron, William. Ahlgrin, Herman. Transferred to U. S. Hos- Arnold, Joseph D. pital Corps Oct. 18, 1898. Allcott, William F. Cohen, Abraham. Discharged Oct. 14, 1898. Dahl, Harry S. Bernstein, Louis. Davis, Fred N. Beiner, Fred. Discharged March 25, 1899. Bird, George W. Dean, Charles D. Bowers, James J. Day, Frank G. 258 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT Drab, Frank A. EsTEP, Archie L. Eluott, WntT S. EcKHOLM, August. Discharged Sept. 19, 1898. Fara, Albert. Farr, Eugene W. Froling, Victor H. GiLHus, Adolph. Transferred to U. S. Hos- pital Corps June 15, 1898. Granger, Walter. Transferred to U. S. Hos- pital Corps June 10, 1898. Hamilton, James J. Hansen, Harold. Horne, Frank E. Harrison, Wm. H. Hill, Walter S. Discharged Nov. 28, 1898. Hansen, Charles E. Jason, Louis. Johnson, John M. Johnson John E. Jankowski, Frank. Jones, Fred M. Discharged Aug. 10, 1898. Krieg, Otto. Kollenberg, Henry E. kobow, gustave. Appointed Corporal Feb. 16, 1899. Karnick, Peter. Keefe, Martin. Levanduski, Frank. Leddy, Eugene. Murran, Andrew. Mayer, Edgar D. MoNKA, John. Transferred to U. S. Hos- pital Corps Oct. 19, 1898. Mai, George H. Morkbee, Luther C. McCullough, Charles. McQuAiD, Eugene. Nelson, Wm. G. Discharged Nov. 20, 1898. Olson, August. Olson, Carl W. O'Connor, Fred H. O'Brien, Harry. O'Hara, Edward. Oriol, Julius. Phillip, John C. Transferred to U. S. Hos- pital Corps June 13, 1898. Pashke, John J. Transferred to U. S. Hos- pital Corps June 13, 1898. Patzen, Henry. Roehrig, Adam P. Rafferty, Herbert. RooNEY, Alfred J. Discharged Oct. 31, 1898. Ryan, Benjamin D. Renitz, Benjamin. Discharged Nov. 4, 1898. Sloier, Christian. Stewart, Geo. W. Silvermann, Alex. Spensley, Walter F. Smith, Frank. Savage, James D. Stratton, John H. Toomey, John A. Troeger, Arthur. Voss, William J. Wagner, George T. Wendt, Oscar F. Witt, August F. Wagner, Edward. CAPTAIN CHARLES Captain Wright was horn and received his education ii | high schools. He is an uw married, and has possibly had as any otficer in the reg;iment. H, Second Infy. I. N, G. of the same year, he wa: March i, 1S87, was promoted I he was elected Second LiciiteJ to the First Lieutenancy FebrJ 21, 1890, he was elected Captat same year was promoted MajoiH mission March 21, 1S93, for !■ military ardor would not dowiB reenlisted in Company D. Ap I First Lieutenant of the Cor same year, was appointed Adl talion, which rank he held at tlT mustered into the Volunteer J Captain Frank Waska, comniJ forced to resi^ on account of if Wright received his commissioB pany June ig, 1898, Captain Wright is rccoRnizeJ taking officer, and enjoys ? 26o HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT drill-master. He is of a quiet but forceful disposition, and enjoyed the full confidence and respect of his com- pany and brother officers. He was personally compli- mented by the Provost Marshal of the Seventh Army Corps for the masterly manner in which he controlled, with his company, the Cerro district of B[avana during the disorders in that territory in December, 1898, dur- ing its evacuation by the Spanish. The company under his charge was ever a model of soldierly deportment and efficiency, and Captain Wright will return to civil life with the consciousness of having performed his full duty to his country and regiment. LIEUTENANT THOMAS J. McCONOLOGUE. Lieutenant McConologue was born on a farm in Ogle County, Illinois, May 9, 1862. In 1868 he moved, with his parents, to Cerro Cordo County, Iowa, where he attended the public schools. In 1882 he removed to Mason City, Iowa, where he taught school for two years. In 1889 he entered the University of Notre Dame, Ind., and took up the study of law, graduating from that institution in 1891, with the degree of LL.B. In the fall of 1891 he removed to Chicago, and was engaged in the practice of his profession up to the beginning of the Spanish- American war. His military career dates from 1884, when he enlisted in Company A, Fourth Infy. Iowa N. G., in which company he served until 1891, reaching the rank of First Duty Sergeant. In June, 1892, he enlisted in Company B, Second Infy. I. N. G., and was appointed Corporal in June, 1893. April, 1894, he was pro- moted Sergeant, and the following June was made First Sergeant, serving as such throughout the great railroad 262 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT Strikes of that year. In April, 1895, he was elected First Lieutenant of Company I, Seventh Infy. I. N. G. September 28, 1896, he was elected First Lieutenant of Company B, Second Infy. I. N. G., which position he held when mustered into the United States service. Lieutenant McConologue's legal attainments were soon discovered after the regiments arrived in Jackson- ville, and no general court-martial convened thereafter was considered complete without the Lieutenant as Judge-Advocate. Indeed, his fame as a legal light spread, and when he was not acting as Judge- Advocate, he was good-naturedly defending some luckless soldier who had transgressed the articles of war; and it is a matter of record that his clients were invariably acquitted. The "Judge," as he is familiarly termed, is extremely popular throughout the regiment ; and it is rumored that the close of the war will find him a deserter from the ranks of bachelordom. LIEUTENANT JOSEPH D. BENES. Lieutenant Benes was born in Chicago, July 4, 1869, and received his education in the public schools of Chi- cago. His military career covers a period of eight years' continuous service in Company B, during which time he filled the successive grades of Private, Corporal, Sergeant, and First Sergeant, which latter rank he held at the time the regiment was mustered into the United States service. When Second Lieutenant Perry was promoted to the First Lieutenancy of Company A, First Sergeant Benes, was promoted to fill the vacancy, and he received his commission as Second Lieutenant January 5, 1899. During his incumbency as First Ser- geant of the company, he was recognized throughout 264 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT the regiment as being one of the most capable non- commissioned officers in the regiment ; and his promo- tion was regarded as well earned and well bestowed. He is popular among both officers and men, and though of a retiring disposition, he has frequently appeared at the regimental entertainments, where he convulsed all with his humorous recitations and inimi- table imitations. Shortly after his installation as Sec- ond Lieutenant, he was detailed as regimental exchange officer; and his conduct of its affairs was a subject of commendation. '']ot'\ as he is familiarly called, is a single man, and in civil life is a contracting mason by occupation. COMPANY HISTORY. Company B is the second oldest company in the regi- ment, and has always enjoyed an enviable reputation for drill and discipline, and, during its life as a company of the Illinois National Guard, probably more commis- sioned officers were graduated from its ranks than any company in the regiment. Prominent among some of its ex-officers may be mentioned Captain Frank Lasher, jr.; Captain John Ingraham, who died while in com- mand of the company; Captain Geo. Meehan, after- ward a Major in the Seventh Infantry I. N. G. ; Cap- tain Thomas I. Mair, now commanding Company C, Second 111. Vol. Infy. ; Captain Frank Waska, who was mustered into the United States service as its Captain, but compelled to resign, May 19, 1898, on account of ill-health; Second Lieutenant Chesley R. Perry, now First Lieutenant of Company A, Second 111. Vol. Infy., and Captain William D. Hotchkiss, now Lieutenant- Colonel of the Second 111. Vol. Infy. ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 265 Upon Captain Waska's resignation, Lieutenant Charles P. Wright, Adjutant of the First Battalion, was commissioned as Captain of the company, and the only other change in the commissioned officers of the company that occurred in its year of service was the appointment of First Sergeant Joseph D. Benes to fill NON-CUMS. COMPANY the vacancy caused by Second Lieutenant Perry's pro- motion to the First Lieutenancy of Company A. The company shared the hard work and disappoint- ments of the balance of the regiment during its summer camps in the south, and lost two numbers during the epidemic of typhoid fever at Jacksonville, Fla. Private Wm. H, Umstead was the first to succumb. He died -< ■ 266 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT at the Second Division Hospital September 9, 1898, and the following day Corporal George Keagk died of the same disease at the same place. The bodies of both men were sent to relatives in Chicago, the company escorting the remains to the depot. Both men were model soldiers, and popular among the boys, and their untimely end produced profound sorrow among their comrades in the company. The subsequent history of the company at Jackson- ville and Savannah is the history of every other com- pany in the regiment. The company embarked for Cuba on the cattle-ship "Michigan," along with the other companies of the First and Second Battalions. December 19th, a few days after the company's arrival in Havana, it was ordered to report to Provost Marshal Harrison for duty. In one hour after the receipt of the order the company reported at Provost Headquarters, and was assigned to duty in the town of Cerro, a suburb of Havana. The town had been evacuated by the Spanish troops that day, and the Cubans were celebrating the event in a wildly hilarious manner. Toward night matters began to look serious, as there were frequent clashes between the natives and their old-time oppressors, and along toward evening it was rumored that a body of Spanish troops was bent upon returning that night and wreaking vengeance upon the Cubans who had subjected them to numerous indignities during the evacuation of the same day. The absence of the Spanish troops gave the Cubans courage; and the luckless civilian Spaniards who remained were set upon and beaten by mobs of enthusiastic natives, who thronged the streets waving Cuban and American flags, and, with shrill cries of "Viva Americano," "Viva Cuba," threatened dire death ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 267 BR.r* r CAMP BOLTON. to the Spanish. Numerous small riots and cases of assault and general disorder prevailed throug-hout the evening, and when Company B arrived, about 7 o'clock p. m., matters were beginning to look ominous. Already the houses of several known Spanish sympa- thizers were wrecked, and the town was crowded by an enthusiastic, "cognac" crazed, armed mob, who awaited the threatened invasion by the Spanish troops. Captain Wright immediately grasped the situation, and divided his men into squads, and they patrolled the entire district, about two miles in extent, and by their tact, coolness and judgment, put down numerous incipi- ent riots, and at i o'clock a. m. Captain Wright ordered 268 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT Lieutenant McConologue and a detail of men to close every saloon in the town, which was done. There was no sleep for Company B that night, and their wagon train was left standing in the streets all night under guard. The next morning the company established their camp near the reservoir, and named it Camp Bol- ton, in honor of the regimental Chaplain. A guard was posted the next night at the Chavey bridge to cover the approach to town, and was fired upon during the night by unknown parties. The guard returned the fire, and a lively fusilade ensued, but no damage was done, and the miscreants escaped arrest by disappearing in the darkness. After a few occurrences of a like nature, the lawless element discovered that the Chicago boys were not to be trifled with, and accorded them the respect due them, and Captain Wright was compli- mented by the Provost-Marshal for the admirable be- havior of the company and their successful efforts in establishing law and order in the town. During these scrimmages a score of Cubans and Spaniards were shot or killed, and a teamster of the Second Illinois received a Mauser bullet in his shoulder while driving through the district. December 31, 1898, the Provost Marshal asked for a detail of one Corporal and ten men to report to him the following morning, to act as a guard of honor during the raising of the American flags over Morro Castle and Cabannas fortress. Corporal Schreffler and ten picked men were selected by Captain Wright. The Corporal has the proud distinction of being selected to haul down the Spanish flag over Cabannas fortress and raise ''Old Glory.'' He was also the person to whom the keys of the prison were turned over when the final transfer was made, and then with a detail of sol- ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 269 diers he escorted the last detachment of Spanish troops from the fort to the wharf, where lighters awaited them, to take them out to the transports that were to take them back to Spain. The detail was in charge of Cabannas for three days, until relieved by regular soldiers, and returned to the company loaded down with souvenirs and was the envy of the unfortunates who were not on the detail. The company remained on duty at Cerro until Janu- ary 7, 1899, when they were relieved by Troop F, Second U. S. Artillery. The company thus has the distinction of being the first company of United States troops to perform permanent provost duty in Havana. The company also enjoyed the reputation of being one of the best drilled companies in the regiment, and a number of men were drawn from its ranks to perform various duties of a special nature. Private Wm. Morris was chosen as permanent Orderly for the com- manding officer, and fulfilled the delicate duties of the position up to the time he was taken ill with typhoid fever at Havana, in March, 1899. At the time of the regiment's departure for the "States" his condition was so serious that it was decided to leave him at the First Division Hospital until he was strong enough to under- take the journey home. Private Charles J. Smith, of the company, was detailed at Jacksonville, Fla., as Assistant Postmaster of the regiment, and, January 10, 1899, Chaplain Bolton placed him in full charge of the regimental mail service. Private Edward Poulsen was detailed as Summary-court Clerk, and Privates Max Epstein and William Bogle were detailed as clerks at Second Division Headquarters. Sergeant Henry Kern was, up to the time of his discharge for physical dis- ability, in January, 1899, Acting Color- Sergeant of 270 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT the regiment, and Sergeant Theodore David was detailed for a time as Sergeant-Major of the Third Battalion. Others who contributed to the success of the com- pany are First Sergeant Joseph E. Leekley, who suc- ceeded Lieutenant Benes as "top Sergeant"; Quarter- master Sergeant Wm. O'Brien; Sergeant Geo. Gard- ner; Corporal Henry Dahlman, Company Clerk; Artificer Edward Hiltman ; Corporal Wm. Cooney, and that very indispensable gentleman, the company cook, ably and efficiently represented in the person of Cor- poral Irving T. Smith. To give full credit for duty well and faithfully done would necessitate the mention of every individual member of the company. Suffice it to say. Captain Wright was fortunate in commanding a company that for loyalty, obedience, and the proper esprit du corps, had no superior in the regiment. Of the maximum 106 men on the company roster July I, 1898, the company lost two by death, eight by discharges for various causes, and three by transfers to other companies. At the time of the muster-out of the regiment, the company was, numerically, the largest in the regiment. ROSTER OF COMPANY B. Mustered into service May, 16, 1898, at Springfield, Illinois. OFFICERS. Frank E. Waska, Captain. — Mustered into service May 16, 1898; resigned May 19, 1898. Charles Parker Wright, Captain. — Mustered into service as First Lieutenant and Adjutant of Battalion May 16, 1898; promoted and appointed Captain of Company B June i, 1898. Thomas J. McConologue, First Lieutenant. — Mustered May 16, 1898. 272 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT Joseph D. Benes, Second Lieutenant. — Mustered into service as First Sergeant May 16, 1898; promoted and mustered Second Lieutenant Jan. 5, 1899. Joseph E. Leekly, First Sergeant. — Mustered Sergeant May 16, 1898 ; promoted Jan. 5, 1899. Edward J. O'Brien, formerly of Company D ; promoted March I, 1899. George H. Gardner, Sergeant. — Mustered May 16, 1898. Henry Kern, Sergeant. — Mustered May 16, 1898; discharged Feb. 9, 1899. Theodore David, Sergeant. — Mustered May 16, 1898. William Walker, Sergeant. — Mustered May 16, 1898. Joseph Cooney, Sergeant. — Mustered Corporal May 16, 1898; promoted Jan. 5, 1899. John E. Schmitt, Corporal. — Mustered May 16. 1898. Mathew V. Blaha, Corporal. — Mustered May 16, 1898. Frank Hora, Corporal. — Mustered May 16, 1898. John Schreffler, Corporal. — Mustered May 16, 1898. Edward Hoenck, Corporal. — Mustered May 16, 1898. — Pro- moted Aug. 4, 1898. William H. Hahn, Corporal. — Mustered May 16, 1898. — Dis- charged Oc*-. 31, 1898. Edward H. Wait, Corporal. — Mustered May 16, 1898. — Pro- moted Aug. 4, 1898. William Schmelzer, Corporal. — Mustered May 16, 1898. — Promoted Aug. 4, 1898. G. H. Keagle, Corporal. — Mustered May 16, 1898. — Died at Jacksonville, Fla., Sept. 10, 1898. Henry W. Dahlman, Corporal. — Mustered May 16, 1898. — Promoted Aug. 4, 1898. Joseph Kohout, Corporal. — Mustered May 16, 1898. — Pro- moted Jan. I, 1899. Edward Patera, Corporal. — Mustered May 16, 1898. — Pro- moted Jan. I, 1899. Edward Peggenssee, Corporal. — Mustered May 16, 1898. — Pro- moted Jan 5, 1899. Alexander Bell, Corporal. — Promoted March i, 1899. Edward Hiltman, Artificer. — Mustered May 16, 1898. William Swanson, Musician. William Bogle, Promoted to work of Wagoner Sept. i, 1898. — Mustered May 16, 1898. — Transferred to Co. H March 8, 1899. ILLINOIS VOLUNl Bell, Alexanuer, i ^ Belanger, John J. ;^ Bass, Me\t:b. BiGGEK, Thomas. rZ Ball, John H. r Bock, Frank. Kd Bkanstead^ Edw. Kn Beckman, Jos, Ki Cross, John. Li) C.\8LS0N Wm. S. Le DOCKSTEADER, H. a. La DuEE, Hakon, B. Discharged Nov. 29, 1898. L.- Ellefson, Ollie L. M Ellefson, Thomas. M Elms, Alfred J. Elzeb, Charles, M Epstein, Max J. 0: Edwards, Curtis 0. Discharged Nov. 29, 1898. Enoletkalek, Wm. R. Poi FoBES, Peter. Pat Freeman, Adolph. Pet Finger, Max A. Pol GiBBS, Harry. Pai GiERZ, Arthur C. Pec GiLDAY, Thomas. Ke\ Discharged June 25, 1898, Rot Glerie, Frank. Rai Discharged Sept. 3, L898, Sav Harrigan, J. F. Sci Transferred to U. S. Signal 1 Si[ Corps Dee. 5, '898. Sm Hanswirth, Joseph, Sm Discharged Jan. 16, 1 809. Sm Hahn, Richard, Sit lltCKS, Georce E. Su, 274 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT ScHANCK, Fred. Stuerhoff, Charles J. SucHY, John. Discharged Jan. i6, 1899. SiXTA, Charles. Saxton, Albert. ScHMiTT^ August B. ToRGENSON, Theodore. Tefeck, Miles. Umstat, William H. Died Jacksonvill ;, Fla., 1898. Viner, Frank. Uleklinski, John A. Transferred from Company C. March 8, 1899. Waldron, Frank. Yanda, John. Zaficek, James. CHAPTER XX. COMPANY C. CAPTAIN THOMAS I. MAIR. Captain Mair is a native of the land of the thistle and "Bobby Burns," and was born April 27, i860, in Ayr- shire, Scotland. He received his early education in Scotland, and came to America while yet a young man, and settled down in Chicago, where lie finished his edu- 276 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT cation, and embarked in the legal profession. Captain Mair is an old stand-by of the Second Regiment, enlist- ing as a private in Company B in 1887. Since then he has served successively as Corporal, Sergeant, First Sergeant, Second Lieutenant, and First Lieutenant of that company. Upon the disbandment of Company C, in 1894, he re-organized the company, and, March 5, 1894, the new company was mustered into the service of the State with Captain Mair as its commander. March 5, 1897, he was reelected Captain of the com- pany, and was mustered into the service of the United States as 3uch, May 16, 1898. Captain Mair and his company were honored shortly after the arrival of the regiment in Jacksonville by the company being detailed as Brigade Guard, under Brigadier-General A. S. Burt. During the regiment's stay in Cuba his company was also selected to perform provost guard duty in the town of Marianao, where a portion of Gomez's army was stationed. Captain Mair, as commanding officer of the company, performed his duties at this place with great tact and discretion, and won the commendation of the corps Provost Marshal. The Captain is an amiable gentleman and a con- scientious officer, and gained the respect of his men and brother officers by his earnestness and the soldierly qualities, which made him generally popular through- out the regiment. He is a married man, and will resume his legal practice after a year's duty, ably and efficiently performed, for his adopted flag and country. LIEUTENANT EDWARD J. SHARP. Lieutenant Sharp is a native of Chatham, Ont., and was bom July 4, 1871. His military career dates from March i, 1894, when he enlisted as a private in Com- ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 277 pany C, Second Infy. I. N. G., and served throughout the great railroad strikes of that year. He was later promoted Corporal and Sergeant, and, January 14, 1898, was elected Second Lieutenant of the company, and as such was mustered into the United States service May 16, 1898. September 19, 1898, during the regi- ment's stay in Jacksonville, Fla., he was detailed as Quartermaster of the First Division Hospital of the Seventh Corps, and continued in that position up to the time the regiment was mustered out of the service. November 23, 1898, he was promoted First Lieutenant, vice Paulsen, deceased. Lieutenant Sharp has ever been recognized as an able and conscientious officer, and in June, 1898, was selected as one of the three officers chosen to proceed to Chicago and enlist the 300 recruits necessary to bring the quotas of the companies up to the required maxi- mum of 106 men. Lieutenant Sharp is a single man, and in civil life is a real estate salesman. LIEUTENANT GEORGE W. BRISTOL. Lieutenant Bristol was bom in Fremont, Ohio, April 5, 1865, and at an early age removed to Aurora, 111., where he received his early education in the schools of that city. Subsequently he removed to Chicago, where his education was completed, and he entered business life as a book-keeper, and was for a number of years connected with the Nonotuck Silk Co., of that city. August 21, 1882, he entered upon his military career by enlisting as a private in Company G, First Infy. I. N. G. December 19, 1884, he was appointed Corporal, and, March 17, 1885, was promoted First Sergeant of 270 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT LIEUT. GEORGE the company, a position he filled for over four years. During his incumbency as First Sergeant he was famed for his adherence to rules and regulations governing the forces of the United States, and some of the more facetious of the company ; who had occasion to "run against" the First Sergeant's disciplinary methods, dubbed him the "Private's Friend," and the appellation stuck to him throughout his connection with the "First." October 29, 1889, he was elected First Lieutenant of the company, and, February 12, 1891, was chosen Cap- tain, to succeed the present Colonel of the regiment. Colonel Jas. B. Sanborn. February 12, 1894, he was reelected Captain of the company, and, January 8,_i896, 28o HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT resigned and removed to New York. During his con- nection with the * 'First" he was identified with the busi- ness conduct of "The Guardsman," and was always a prominent factor in National Guard circles. The beginning of the Spanish- American war found him a citizen of New York City ; and when the call to arms came, he enlisted as a private, May 24, 1898, in Company F, Twenty-second New York Vol. Infy., and continued as such, acting as Company Clerk, until the regiment was mustered out of the service, November 23, 1898. The regiment was an old-established one, with an honorable record, and was unfortunate enough not to see active service ; and his brief career with the regiment but served to accentuate his military ardor, and, November 28, 1898, found him with a commission as Second Lieutenant of Company C, Second 111. Vol. Infy., in his pocket, speeding on his way to Havana, Cuba, to join his command, with whom he served until the muster-out of the regiment, April 26, 1899. COMPANY HISTORY. Company C is one of the oldest companies in the regi- ment, and has always enjoyed an enviable reputation for excellence in drill, and performed valiant service to the State during the great railroad strikes of 1894, and also at Lemont, 111., the year previous. During its existence as a National Guard company, it was at various times commanded by Captains Coy, Hardenbrook, and Mair, and for a number of years by Major James E. Stuart. During the Lemont strikes, the company was commanded by First Lieutenant Charles C. Ames, and early in 1894 the company was disbanded and re-organized by Captain Thomas I. Mair, 282 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT who was mustered in as its commander March 5, 1894, since which time he has remained at its head. April 26, 1898, the company reported at Sprmgfield, 111., and in the subsequent physical examination, previ- ous to its muster into the United States service, out of loi examined, but one man was rejected. After the regiment's arrival at Jacksonville, Fla., the company was honored, on June 8, 1898, by being detailed as Brigade Guard of the First Brigade, Second Division, Seventh Corps, under General A. S. Burt. Just about this time Captain Mair was stricken with typhoid fever ; and for nine weeks the company was in charge of First Lieutenant Andrew E. Paulsen, who himself was sub- sequently stricken with the same malady, and died in October. The company's many accomplishments were recog- nized by General Burt, who became attached to the company, and it was not until October 29, 1898, that he would consent to having the company relieved, as is the custom in such cases. September 19, 1898, the company was further honored by the appointment of Second Lieutenant E. J. Sharp as Acting Quartermaster of the First Division Hospital, which position he filled up to the time of the regiment's muster-out. After Lieutenant Paulsen's death and the detailing of Lieu- tenant Sharp on detached duty, the company was in sole command of Captain Mair, and, November 23d, Lieu- tenant Sharp was promoted First Lieutenant, and Geo. W. Bristol, ex-Captain of Company G, First Infy. L N. G., was commissioned Second Lieutenant of the com- pany, and joined his command early in January, 1898. Shortly after the regiment's arrival in Havana, Cuba, the company was again honored by being detailed on 1 1 'm. .ifc- RS- Ji« 284 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT provost duty in the towns of Quemados and Marianao and was still engaged in such duty when the regiment was ordered home. Companies C and L were th< advance guard on the homeward trip, and arrived in Augusta, Ga., April i, 1899, two days ahead of the balance of the command. During its year of service, of the maximum of 106 men, the company gained two men by transfer, and lost eleven by discharge, seven by transfer, and one officer and two men by death. Private Ernest Sinclair, who had been acting* as Chief Clerk at Second Division Headquarters, was the first of the company to die. He was stricken with typhoid fever, and after a short illness died August 30th. His remains were sent to his relatives at Chica, Mich. The next to succumb was Private August Lembke, who died of typhoid fever September 3, 1898, at the Second Division Hospital. His remains were sent to his relatives at Oak Park, 111., for interment. Both men were popular among their comrades, and their untimely end cast a deep gloom over the company. About this time, First Lieu- tenant Andrew E. Paulsen was stricken down with the dread typhoid, and when the regiment left Jacksonville for Savannah, Ga., he was left behind. October 30th word was received that the Lieutenant had died, and the sorrowing company condoled with the young wife of their beloved Lieutenant, and arrangements were perfected and the remains sent to Chicago for interment. The company has every reason to be proud of its record during its year of service ; and Captain Mair's conscientious and able conduct of the company's affairs would have availed nothing, had he not received the united and loyal support of every man in the company. HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT COM PAN y C. The company was also fortunate in having an able and efficient staff of "non-coms;" and the splendid record of the company is due in a great measure to their loyalty and soldierly qualities. Chief among these is the vet- eran First Sergeant, Harry E. Wade, who has been a member of the company since 1889, and who was ably assisted by Sergeants Curran, Cardiff, Nelson, and Rosenthal, Quartermaster- Sergeant Wm. Alberts, and Corporals Fulton, Kloehr, Dillon, Billington, Fisher, Gowan, Hulett, Barclay, Breitung, Braddock, Walz, and Corporal Lucas, the efficient Company Clerk. Others who contributed their share of hard work were Artificer Hubert Tanton, Wagoner Ernest Cow- ley, Trumpeter Connell, and last, but not least. Company Cook Corporal Geo. H, Thomas. 286 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT To give each member of the company their meed c^^ credit for duty well and faithfully done, would be to call the roll of the company. Suffice to say, each and every individual member of Company C can return to private life with the consciousness of having per- formed their full duty to their country. State, and regiment. ROSTER OF COMPANY C. Mustered into service May i6, 1898, at Springfield, Illinois. OFFICERS. Thomas I. Mair, Captain. — Mustered into service May 16, 1898. Andrew E. Paulsen, First Lieutenant. — Mustered into service May 16, 1898. Died at Jacksonville, Fla., Oct. 30, 1898, of typhoid fever. Edward J. Sharp, First Lieutenant. — Mustered as Second Lieutenant May 16, 1898. — Promoted and mustered First Lieutenant, Nov. 25, 1898. George W. Bristol, Second Lieutenant. Commissioned, mustered and assigned to duty with Company B, Nov. 28, 1898. Harry E. Wade, First Sergeant. — Mustered May 16, 1898. William A. Alberts, Q. M. Sergeant. — Mustered May 16, 1898. John J. Curran, Sergeant. — Mustered May 16, 1898. James S. Cardiff, Sergeant. — Mustered May 16, 1898. Moses B. Rosenthal, Sergeant. — Mustered May 16, 1898. Albert B. Nelson, Sergeant. — Mustered May 16, 1898. George S. Fulton, Corporal. — Mustered May 16, 1898. Frederick C Lucas, Corporal. — Mustered May 16, 1898. August H. Kloehr, Corporal. — Mustered May 16, 1898. Thomas B. Dillon, Corporal. — Mustered May 16, 1898. Arthur R. Billington, Corporal. — Mustered May 16, 1898. William C. Fisher, Corporal. — Mustered May 16, 1898. William C Go wen. Corporal. — Mustered May 16, 1898. Ralph W. Hulett, Corporal. — Mustered May 16, 1898. William G. Barclay, Corporal. — Mustered May 16, 1898. William Burgoyne, Corporal. — Discharged Jan. 15, 1899. Richard Breitung, Corporal. — Mustered May 16, 1898. ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 287 Charles A. Walz, promoted Corporal Jan. 15, 1899. William J. Cornell, Musician. — Mustered May 16, 1898. Louis H. Braddock, promoted 189 discharged 189 Hugo Grimm, Musician. — Mustered June 23, 1898. Herbert Canton, Artificer. — Mustered May 16, 1898. George H. Thomas, Camp Cook. — Mustered May 16, 1898. Ernest Cowley, Wagoner. — Mustered May 16, 1898. PRIVATES. Backstrom, Philip G. Belrose, Frank C. Braun, Oscar J. Birch, Mike. Breitung, Charles H. Brown, George L. Discharged Jan. 5, 1899. Bullock, JofiN. Mustered June 17, 1898. Berner, August H. Mustered June 18, 1898. Bonthorne, John. Mustered June 18, 1898. Buck, Charles M. Discharged Sept. 4, 1898. Callahan, Thomas. Carlson, Walter. CoNCANNON, James C. CoNCANNON, Joseph T. Clark, Silas E. Mustered June 18, 1898. CORDERMAN, ChARLES C. Dam MERE, Peter. De Mar, Timothy J. Edgar, Clement B. Erdman, George R. Fisher, Charles E. Mustered June 17, 1898. FiCKEN, Walter L. Mustered June 17, 1898. FuHRMAN, William. Mustered June 18, 1898. GisvoLD, Roy. Gleason, Harry B. Grass, Harry A. Haavind, Fred P. Hefferman, Herman. Hanson, Charles. Hocking, Joseph H. Holbeck, Jesseur a. Hilt, Warren P. Johnson, Charles. Mustered June 17, 1898. Johnson, Lewis L. Mustered June 17, 1898. Johnson, Thomas B. Mustered June 17, 1898. Johnstone, Albin. Kirch NER, Charles. Mustered June 17, 1898. Klaproth, Albert. Mustered June 17, 1898. Laird, Clarence W. Lembke, William. Died of typhoid fever at Jacksonville, Fla., Aug. 30, 1898. Lise, Otto. Discharged Sept. 5, 1898. Litchtenthaler, George. 288 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT McKay, William. McLooN, Charles F. Miller, William F. Mather. William. Mustered June 17, 1898. Meyer, John C. Mustered June 17, 1898. MoxLEY, Benjamin H. Mullen, John. Myers, Samuel H. Nichols, Claude H. Ottinger, August C. Peters, John E. Rainburg, Henry J. Roth, Adolph P. Reason, Allen L. Mustered June 17, 1898. Sandberg, Olaf E. Strange, Henry. Schaefer, Fred R. Mustered June 17, 1898. Schommer, Chris. Mustered June 18, 1898. Sinclair, Ernst. Died at Jacksonville, Fla^ of typhoid fever, Aug. 30^ 1898. Shea, John D. Discharged Oct. 9, 1898. Streng, Charles. TuRTON, George H. Utermark, William C. Vandecar, Oli\tr p. Vallette, E. Perry. Mustered June 17, 1898. VoKouN, Frank h. Wagner, William J. Wagstaff, Leroy. Wells, Edgar S. Mustered June 17, 1898. Wolf, Joseph, Discharged Oct. 17, 1898. Young, Harry W. Discharged March 4, 1899. Zeininger, William A. Mustered June 17, 1898. R Captain Robt 1870, at Stonyi family moved t when six years in him a fondne; his youth being- friend "Captain impress him as a tile fact about its solation in knowir would disappear removed. . After a trip froi nor points, he enlis Phia, April 9, 1888 the examining surg aid physique. Hew V O rtrl 2^0 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT to Chicago and resuming his position with the Record. January i, 1897, he reenlisted in Company D, Second Reg. He was appointed Sergeant the same month, and First Sergeant shortly after. He was elected First Lieutenant July 12, 1897, entered U. S. service in that capacity, and was promoted Captain on death of Cap- tain Chadwick. Captain Brooks has proven a most efficient officer, and worthy the high esteem with which he is held by his friends as soldier and civilian. On muster-out he resumed his duties with the Record, and will remain in the service of the State militia. EDWARD F. HOLDEN. Lieutenant Edward F. Holden was born in New York City June 16, 1861. He has lived in Chicago since 1869, where he was educated in the public schools. In 1894 he was united in marriage to Mrs. Williams, nee Miss Anzo Anderson, whose home was in Iowa. He entered civil service Postofficc Department as a letter-carrier in 1890, which position he held until 1896. His military service began eighteen years ago, when Company D was a part of the old Sixth Battalion, the date of his enlistment being June 23, 1881. December 23, 1883, he was promoted Sergeant. He has been con- tinually in service since enlistment, except for a period between June 23, 1895, and December 17, 1896. When troops assembled at Springfield he acted as First Ser- geant until date of muster into U. S. service. May i6th, when he was commissioned as Second Lieutenant. November 8th he was promoted First Lieutenant. Lieutenant Holden is one of the oldest members of the regiment, and is very popular with officers and 292 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT enlisted men. His wife accompanied him to Cuba, and was in Augusta, Ga., while the regiment was there. No officer in the regiment has more personal friends than Lieutenant Holden. HARRISON S. KERRICK. Harrison S. Kerrick, Second Lieutenant of Coin- pany D, was born on a farm in Woodford Co., IlL, October 13, 1873. His parents moved to Minonk two years later, and in 1890 he was graduated from the high school. Then he began a college course at the Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, 111., which was later continued at Northern Illinois Normal School, Dixon, 111., where he received the degree of B.S. in August, 1894, also commission as Brevet Second Lieu- tenant, I. N. G. for completmg the course in Military Science at same institution. During the World's Fair he was a member of Captain Horace M. Elliott's Com- pany of Columbian Guards, and later was employed two years as receipt clerk for the Union Steamboat Company. At the outbreak of the war he was principal of Los- tant. 111., public schools, which position he gave up in May to organize Company E of the Peoria Provisional Regiment, being elected Captain of same. He saw lit- tle chance of going in this capacity, but, being anxious for service, he hastened to Chicago with a few mem- bers of his command, and all enlisted as recruits in Sec- ond 111. Vol., his assignment being to Company G. He entered the regiment a stranger, but possessed of ster- ling qualities. He was promoted Corporal July 12th, and was appointed Second Lieutenant of Company D November 8, 1898. In Havana he was one of three 294 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT officers detailed from Second 111. Vol. for temporar} duty with Tenth U. S. Infy., doing provost duty in the city during the troublesome period- following th^ evacuation. He accompanied the First Battalion to Cardenas^ wliere he was detailed on special duty as Sanitary- Inspector and Superintendent of Street Cleaning, until ordered relieved to join his regiment for muster-out in the United States. Lieutenant Kerrick is a splendid type of the educated young American, and his friends bespeak for him a bright future. COMPANY HISTORY. When assembly sounded at 9:15 on the evening of April 26th, Captain Chad wick found 112 stalwart patriots in line, eager for the fray, and anxious to fol- low him wherever duty called. His seniority gave Company D the important post at the right of the line in all regimental formations. He was justly proud of them this night as the regiment wheeled into column of four's and started on the march to Union depot, their appearance being a signal for outbursts of applaus-e and recognition of their fitness to lead not only the regi- ment, but any brigade, division or corps of which they might become a factor. The rendezvous at Spring- field was a good initiation into the discomforts awaiting them in the army camps, and furnished Lieutenant Brooks a splendid opportunity of applying his knowl- edge of soldiering under difficulties, gained by five years' service in the Regular Army. His timely aid and suggestions were felt all over the regiment, and went far in meeting the difficulties and complications, and restoring harmony. ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 295 First Sergeant Edward F. Holden and Quarter- master-Sergeant Walter Moore also rendered valuable service, which was recognized when mustered into the U. S. service by their appointment as Second Lieu- tenant and First Sergeant, respectively. The necessity of reducing each company to eighty- four men, and the severe physical examination, robbed them of many valuable members, especially that of Color- Sergeant Joseph Holden, whose long and faith- ful service of fifteen years would have been recognized in his appointment as Second Lieutenant. The battalion felt this loss keenly ; and, headed by the band, accompanied him to the train when it became necessary for him to return to Chicago. Camp Cuba Libre was nearer the scene of hostilities, but full of impediments to health and comfort ; but each officer and soldier did his part, and the proficiency of the company gradually increased, being a source of much pride and pleasure to them as individuals and as an organization. This, in a measure, accounts for their good fellowship in quarters, good conduct in the field or on the march, the splendid showing at parade or in review, and their popularity everywhere. The breaking of camp at Jacksonville and move- ment to Savannah was intermingled with thoughts of anticipated service in foreign land, and sorrow of the past, for their comrade Private Mariner, the company cook, had just been laid to rest in Graceland cemetery, a willing sacrifice for Cuba Libre ; and Captain Chad- wick had started to his home and loved ones in Chi- cago after a lingering illness contracted in line of duty. They had bidden him God-speed and early recovery and return; but, alas, he, too, was summoned to join the innumerable caravan before reaching those he loved so 286 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT To give each member of the company their meed of credit for duty well and faithfully done, would be to call the roll of the company. Suffice to say, each and every individual member of Company C can return to private life with the consciousness of having per- formed their full duty to their country. State, and regiment. ROSTER OF COMPANY C. Mustered into service May i6, 1898, at Springfield, Illinois. OFFICERS. Thomas I. Mair, Captain. — Mustered into service May 16, 1898. Andrew E. Paulsen, First Lieutenant. — Mustered into service May 16, 1898. Died at Jacksonville, Fla., Oct. 30, 1898, of typhoid fever. Edward J. Sharp, First Lieutenant. — Mustered as Second Lieutenant May 16, 1898. — Promoted and mustered First Lieutenant, Nov. 25, 1898. George W. Bristol, Second Lieutenant. Commissioned, mustered and assigned to duty with Company B, Nov. 28, 1898. Harry E. Wade, First Sergeant. — Mustered May 16, 1898. William A. Alberts, Q. M. Sergeant. — Mustered May 16, 1898. John J. Curran, Sergeant. — Mustered May 16, 1898. James S. Cardiff, Sergeant. — Mustered May 16, 1898. Moses B. Rosenthal, Sergeant. — Mustered May 16, 1898. Albert B. Nelson, Sergeant. — Mustered May 16, 1898. George S. Fulton, Corporal. — Mustered May 16, 1898. Frederick C. Lucas, Corporal. — Mustered May 16, 1898. August H. Kloehr, Corporal. — Mustered May 16, 1898. Thomas B. Dillon, Corporal. — Mustered May 16, 1898. Arthur R. Billington, Corporal. — Mustered May 16, 1898. William C. Fisher, Corporal. — Mustered May 16, 1898. William C. Go wen. Corporal. — Mustered May 16, 1898. Ralph W. Hulett, Corporal. — Mustered May 16, 1898. William G. Barclay, Corporal. — Mustered May 16, 1898. William Burgoyne, Corporal. — Discharged Jan. 15, 1899. Richard Breitung, Corporal. — Mustered May 16, 1898. GEORGE H. T E«NEST Covvti ^REiTujfg r D'scharged Jan 11, "■' JOHtr CoNc^NNo '■^''■ CoNcvi»». James r 29S HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT camp. Strict discipline was enforced, and an enviably record soon established. Corporal Dannell had re-- mained at the old camp with a detail to guard compan3r property that could not be moved. Corporal Hartigar* lived in Savannah several years ago, and was glad of this opportunity to renew old acquaintances. Ser- geants Moore and Wright were kept busy with their usual duties. Sergeant Anderson had charge of a squad at Tivoli Hall, which is equivalent to saying good . order prevailed. Captain Brooks acted as assistant to Major Russel B. Harrison part of the time. Lieutenant Holden had a thrillino* experience with a hammerless gun, enjoyed most when told by him. An attack of yellow jaundice somewhat incapacitated Lieutenant Kerrick ; but liberal application of carrots and sodium phosphate soon brought relief. The Camp Fire Club gave several amusing recitals before a roaring fire, which were greatly enjoyed by the fortunate spectators, the clever linguistic work of Wagoner O'Brien deserving special mention. The district patrolled was in the heart of the business center, with Headquarters and camp in Irish Park, a high bluff rising from the river and fronting on Bay street, overlooking adjacent factories and docks on the * south and the dismal swamps and pine forests of South Carolina to the northward. The intervals of duty were pleasantly spent in visiting the miles of wharfage, where lay the craft of many nations, the old forts and battlefields, the public parks, and other places of inter- est, and in a social way at the fireside of many pleasant homes to which they were invited, and there to be the recipients of that genuine Southern hospitality of which we love so much to speak. This was congenial duty, but "•U I i 300 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT "Havana was our Mecca," and cheer after cheer greeted the orders for us to join our regiment on board the United States transport ''Michigan" for the voyage to Havana. Had they known the discomforts in store for them on the old cattle-carrier, the joy at leaving would have been more feebly expressed. On reaching Havana, an Orderly approached Cap- tain Brooks with a detail for him as Officer of the Day, and orders for Lieutenant Holden, a Sergeant, three Corporals, and thirty-three men, to act as shore guard. So it fell to the lot of this company to perform the last duty in the United States and the first duty in Cuba. The shore guard was recalled at 3 p. m., and the entire company put in charge of the first wagon train, to guard it on the eight-mile trip to the new camp. The train was not ready until late in the afternoon, and the danger of a night trip caused their delay in starting until the following morning. In the meantime the men laid upon their arms in the narrow streets of Havana alongside the Spanish arsenal and barracks, full of Spanish soldiers. Before daylight their knowl- edge of Cuban tactics and numerous other things was quite complete ; and a Corporal of the Tenth Infantry had hurriedly changed his opinion about the Volunteers being "tin soldiers." They conducted the wagon train safely to camp, and had the contents distributed at each company's street before the regiment arrived. The camp was an ideal one, the scarcity of water be- ing the only drawback, but this was soon remedied. Frequent trips were enjoyed to the beach for bathing and gathering shells, sea ferns, corals, etc. Much time was spent in beautifying the Company Street by hauling sand and corals and transplanting royal palms and cen- tury plants. The star and crescent and monogram of Company D, shown ii walk leading past eacl never failed to attrac when General Lee was Sigsbee, the beauties March, he stopped hen "This is thf -—'■■ 3^2 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT ROSTER OF COMPANY D. OFFICERS. \Vm. a. Chadwick, Captain. — Mustered May i6, 1898, Spring- field. Illinois. Died Oct. 26, 1898, at Chattanooga, Tenn., en nnite for Chicago, of typhoid fever. Robert K. Br(K)ks^ Captain. — Mustered as First Lieutenant May 16, 1898. — Mustered as Captain Nov. 8, 1898, same company. Edward F. IIolden. First Lieutenant. — Mustered Nov. 8, 1898, as Second Lieutenant. May 16. 1898. Harrison S. Kerrick. Second Lieutenant, promoted from Cor- poral Company Ci. — Transferred and mustered Nov. 8, 1898. Walter M(X)RE, First Sergeant. — Mustered and appointed May 16, 1898. Harry E. Wood, Q. M. Sergeant. — Mustered and appointed Corporal May 16. 1898. — Promoted Jan. 7, 1899. James M. Anderson. Sergeant. — Mustered May 16, 1898. CiiAS. L. SiMONSON, Sergeant. — Mustered May 16, 1898. — Dis- charged Oct. 14. 1898. Frank Spensley. Sergeant. — Mustered May 16, 1898. — Dis- charged Dec. 31. 1898. Walter R. Wru;ut. Sergeant. — Mustered May 16, 1898. — Dis- charged Jan. 7, 1899. Thomas W. .Vrmstronci. Sergeant. — Mustered May 16, 1898. — Promoted Nov. i. 1898. Victor I. Chinlind, Sergeant. — Mustered May 16, 1898, as Corporal. — Promoted Jan. 7, 1899. Frank B. McGinnis. Sergeant. — Mustered May 16, 1898, as Corporal. — Promoted Jan. 7. i8()(). WiLLL\M B. Rawlins, Corporal. — ^Fustercd May 16, 1898. — Discharged Dec. ly, 1898. Dean K. Cole. Corporal. — Mustered ^L1y 16, 1898. John W. Gough. Corporal. — Mustered May 16. 1898. Frank Zimmerman. Corporal. — Mustered May 16, 1898. Chas. F. Dannell, Corporal. — Mustered May 16, 1898. — Pro- moted July I, 1898. Colin McKenzie, Corporal. — Mustered May 16, 1898. — Pro- moted July I. 1898. 1 3^4 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT Thomas R. Hartigan, Corporal. — Mustered May i6, 1898. — Promoted July i, 1898. Frank Dewey, Wagoner. — Promoted March 7, 1899. Chas. Hawinson, Corporal. — Mustered May 16, 1898. — Pro- moted Jan. I, 1899. Martin I. McCormick, Corporal. — Mustered May 16, 1898. — Promoted Jan. 7, 1899. Frederick J. Marsh mann. — Corporal. — Mustered May 16, 1898. — Promoted Jan. 7, 1899. Chas. N. Brown, Corporal. — Mustered May, 16, 1898. — Pro- moted Jan. 20, 1899. John B. Dowdle, Corporal. — Mustered May 16, 1898. — Pro- moted Jan. 20, 1899. Hiram H. Kellogg. — Discharged Feb. 25, 1899. Henry G. Neigelson, Cook. — Mustered May 16, 1898. — Ap- pointed Jan. 7, 1899. Alexander W. Cody, Musician. — Mustered May 16, 1898. Ernest Rulishauser, Musician. — Mustered May 16, 1898. Grant Holmes, Artificer. — Mustered May 16, 1898. PRIVATES. Ahrens, George W. Beyer, Leonard. Mustered May 16, 1898. Biorn, George M. Transferred from Co. K to Discharged Jan. 25, 1899. Co. D. Jan. 20, 1899. Bordewich, Landow. Alfsen, Oluf. Cox, George. Mustered May 16, 1898. Mustered June 22, 1898. Transferred to U. S. Hos- Discharged Dec. 7, 1898. pitai Corps, June 10, 1898. Craft, Ernest G. Alfsen, Alfred. Transferred to U. S. Hos- Alfsen, Charles O. pita! Corps June 24, 1898. Mustered June 17, 1898. Dascher, Charles A. Anderer, Jacob. Dudley, John. Mustered June 17, 1898. Engstrom, Charles E. Armer, Joseph, Ford, Orville G. Mustered June 18, 1898. Mustered June 22, 1898. Arting, Samuel. Garrard, Frederick C. Barnes, Walter O. Gertsen, Gerhardt. Mustered June 17, 1898. Mustered June 17, 1898. Bateman, James A. Glasebrook, William H. Mustered June 21, 1898. Goode, James H. ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 305 Gould, Thomas A. GuRKE, William C. Mustered June 18, 1898. Hallisey, William H. Hartigan, William W. Mustered June 21, 1898. Hauschild, Martin. Mustered June 18, 1898. Hautau, Charles F. Helt, Earle S. Hlaracek, Joseph. Mustered June 21, 1898. Hutchison, Ulysiss C. Ingram, Edward L. Johnson, Charles A. Johnson, Edwin D. Mustered June 21, 1898. Kennedy, Charles E. KiNDiG, Henry. Kortanek, John. Mustered June 18, 1898. Kreiza, Rudolph. Mustered June 22, 1898. La WALL, Frederick E. Mustered June 17, 1898. Lawson, Elmer M. Lietzman, Frank A. Mustered June 17, 1898. LiscoM, John S. Mustered June 22, 1898. Lonergan, Martin. McCague, Frank W. McCarthy, Denis F. Transferred from Co. K. Co. D, Nov. 27, 1898. Marks, Alfred E. Mustered June 22, 1898. Meuse, Clement. Mustered June 22, 1898. Molinelli, Mark G. Discharged Dec. 31, 1898. Moore, Leslie J. Murphy, Joseph T. Murran, William. Transferred to \J. S. Hos- pital Corps, June 10, 1898. Nelson, Thomas F. O'Brien, Edward J. Transferred to Co. B, July 28, 1898. OcosEK, James C. Transferred to the Band, May 24, 1898. Olk, Charles N. Olsen, Nels. Osborne, Frederick L. Ozinger, Nicholas. Richardson, George W. RusKAwiTz, Sylvester J. Schlock, Alfred J. Discharged Jan. 31, 1899. Schuler, Herman. Mustered June 17, 1898. ScHULLER, Martin. Discharged Dec. 27, 1898. ScHULT, Harold. Seeley, Ernest. Setzer, Peter. S HELTON, William W. Taggs, George W. Tait, Walter E. Tymick, Frederick. Discharged Oct. 10, 1898. Trimpler, William F. Venton, Francis J. Mustered June 21, 1898. to Verhalen, Frank. Whitmore, Bert S. Mustered June 22, 1898. Wilkin, Alwyn. Mustered June 17, 1898. Discharged Sept. 10, 1898. Wylie^ Harry E. Mustered June 17, 1898. Discharged Oct. 3, 1898. CHAPTER XXII. COMPANY E. CAPTAIX HEXRY XUSSBAUMER. Captain Xussbaunicr was horn in Chicago on January 2y, 1871, and is hy profession a taxidermist. His mili- tary career dates from 1890, when he enlisted as a private in Company G, Second Infy. I. N. G. April 8, 1893, he was promoted Corporal, and April 10, 1894, promoted Serjeant. He was discharged December 7, 1895, and reenlisted in Company E, September, 1896. The following month he was appointed Sergeant, and a month later promoted to First Sergeant. February 24, 1897. he was elected Second Lieutenant, and in ( )ctol)er of the same year was advanced to First Lieu- tenant. April 7, 1898, he was elected Captain, and was mustered into the United States service as such May 16, 1898. While at Springfield, 111., Captain Xussbaumer ran up to Chicago for a few days, and married Miss Madge IIornl)cck. llic Captain tried to keep it a secret, but the l)oys "caught on,' and greeted the Captain one night in the Dome l)uil(ling with an old-fashioned charivari. ^Irs. Xussl)aumer later joined her Inishand at Jackson- ville, and was with him in Savannah and Havana, and endeared herself to the members of the company by numerous acts of womanly kindness and solicitude for their physical comforts. 306 3oS HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT Captain Nussbaumer is the second youngest Captain in the regiment, and at Jacksonville, Fla., on August 15, 1898, he was presented with an elegant sword and belt by the members of the company. LIEUTENANT JOHN EDWARD VANNATTA. Lieutenant Vannatta is also a Chicagoan by birth, and was bom August 11, 1872. He is a graduate of the Chicago College of Law, and was just entering upon a promising career at the bar, when he relinquished all and responded to his country's call. He enlisted as a private in Company G, Second Infy. L N. G., Septem- ber, 1893, and October 22, 1894, was appointed Cor- poral. Febniary 22, 1895, he was promoted to Ser- geant, and was honorably discharged May, 1896. November 18, 1896, he reenlisted in Company E, and, in January, 1897, was appointed Sergeant. When the company was mustered into the United States service. May 16, 1898, Sergeant \'anatta was mustered in as First Lieutenant of the company, and retained that rank during the regiment's year of active service. LIEUTENANT EDWARD H. TITUS. Lieutenant Titus is a native of Ohio, and was bom in Jackson county, that State, Fcl^ruary 18, 1874. By occupation he is a salesman, and previous to being mus- tered into the United States service, had charge of the woolen department of Marshall Field and Go's retail store in Chicago. Lieutenant Titus' military career dates from September 24, 1893, when he enlisted as a private in Company G, Second Infy. I. N. G. January 5, 1895, he was promoted Corporal, and served through the labor riots of 1894, and was honorably discharged t " (10 r •1 310 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT upon expiration of his term of service, September 23, 1896. October 2, 1896, he reenlisted in Company E, and later was promoted Corporal. November 20, 1897, he was elected Second Lieutenant of the company, and was mustered into the United States service as such May 16, 1898. Lieutenant Titus is married and has one child, a girl. Mrs. Titus and the child were visi- tors to the camp in Havana. Lieutenant Titus, during the last six months of the regiment's service, acted as Adjutant of the Third Battalion, and performed the duties of that office with extreme credit to himself. He is popular with the mem- bers of his company, who, while regretting his absence from the company, were gratified to see his ability recognized. COMPANY HISTORY. Company E is one of the charter companies of the Second Regiment, coming from the old Sixth Battalion. At the time of its entrance into the State service it was officered by Robert C. Vierling, Captain ; Frank Lasher, First Lieutenant, and Wm. Soanis, Second Lieutenant. At different periods of its service as a National Guard Company it was commanded by such men as Edward Baker, Clarence Fuller, Percy Palmer, Leroy T. Stew- ard, and Wm. P. Dusenberry, now Major of the Second Battalion, a sufficient guarantee of the standard of excellence in drill and discipline maintained by the com- pany. The company saw service with the regiment in all the troubles arising during the period of its existence, including the Stock Yards riots and the great American Railway Union strike, in 1894. At the call of Gover- nor Tanner, in 1898, for troops for service in the war with Spain, Company E went to Springfield with the ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 3^^ same enthusiasm and earnest loyalty which has always characterized it. Of the 109 soldiers — three commissioned officers, and 106 enlisted men — who composed this company when it had reached its maximum strength on June 25, 1898, not one was dropped from the roll by death or desertion, or with a discharge which he could not point to in future years with satisfaction and pride. Many, too many, left the ranks they had entered in, in the flush and vigor of their manhood, stricken down by the blighting fevers of Southern camps, and many reluctantly severed their connection with the regiment under orders from the War Department, brought about usually by the solici- tude of over-anxious friends. It is rare that in a com- pany of men tenting together in many camps, and often under conditions calculated to ruffle the best of tempers, no animosities are aroused and no ill-feelings exist. Such an assertion can be confidently made in the case of Company E. Not an instance is on record of ill-treat- ment or insult from one member of the company to another during the whole course of its service. The kindliest and most fraternal feelings always prevailed, and a spirit of good-fellowship and interdependence existed that was productive of the best result. A few words about the personal characteristics of some of the members may not be out of place here. First Sergeant James H. Vannatta was a capable non- commissioned officer, calm and discriminating, and free from any suspicion of partiality or unfairness. At the beginning of the war he was connected in a clerical capacity with the Chicago Police force. One of the most imf>ortant factors in the well-being of a military organization is the *'mess." Napoleon 312 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT has said, "An army moves upon its stomach." He attributed much of his success to his careful attention to the commissariat. In skillful hands much can be done ; ai>d Quartermaster- Sergeant John Bywater, of Ccwn- pany E, with his genial smile and captivating n could almost make a hungry soldier fancy he was suf- fering from gout. "Little Johnny," as the boys called him, was a genius in the way of smoothing over diffi- culties and throwing oil on troubled waters. The Company Clerk, Corporal William H. Wilder, was another instance of "the right man in the right place." Accommodating and efficient, his work was always accurate and up to date, errors being unknown ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 3^3 in his department. The Corporal is an Englishman by birth, a veteran of the Egyptian Campaign of 1884, '85, and '86, a thorough soldier, and, while true to the new land, never forgot the old. Nicholas Groetzinger was another member of the company who was a favorite with his associates. He is a native of Chilton, Wis., and left a well-established and lucrative monumental marble business in Paxton, 111., to follow the starry flag. In July, 1898, over the signature of "Mickey Free, Company E, Second Illinois," there appeared in the Times-Union and Citizen, of Jacksonville, in the form of a clever little humorous poem addressed to General Burt, commanding the First Brigade, a plea for the discontinuance of afternoon drill on account of the excessive heat. A careful search failed to reveal such a name in the regimental roster, but closer inquiry established the guilt of Eugene J. Kennelly, of Com- pany E, who, when cornered, threw up both hands and '^acknowledged the corn." General Burt sent for the modest poet, and complimented him upon his witty effusion, and a few days after, to the great delight of the boys, the objectionable drills were suspended. Pri- vate Kennelly served eight years in the Seventh Cavalry, and shared in the hardships and perils of that gallant corps during its career on the plains of the Northwest. He is a Bostonian, and possesses the culture and refine- ment of the modern Athens, besides being a good sol- dier and a genial comrade. Here is the poem : Arrah, gineral, dear, a volunteer From the distant Prairie State, Begs your attention while he does mention The troubles that on him wait. ! 3*4 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT He knows right well, for he oft heard tell, From the black boys clad in blue, That you were ever a friend who would always lend Your car to a tale, if true. He also knows, for history shows. That your post was the firing line. And where there was death you were ever met In the front, with Old Glory flyin*. In war or in peace, may you never cease To add to your life's bright story ; And when taps have been blown and your spirit flown. May it be to the home in glory. I've somewhere read, and I oft heard said, That the braver the soldier the kinder; That he's always on hand, and needs no command. No protest, hint, or reminder. To remove all cause, be it custom or laws, That would make the humblest suffer. Whether from drills or pills, or the thousand ills In the stock of the non-com. duffer. If this be so, then, gineral, I know That we've got but to state our case. And the saddest lad in the awkward squad Will have sunshine in his face. It's as hot as h . that you know quite well. So please bow to Heaven's high will ; And a recruit's prayer you shall ever share. When you order, "Cease afternoon drill." Ralph S. Tankersley, a fine violinist, and a member of one of Chicago's best orchestras, was an unaiTectedly good fellow, and always ready to keep the boys alive with the cheery strains of his faithful fiddle. In the person of Alaurice O'Connor, Company E pos- sessed the tallest man in the regiment, a fine specimen of manhood, with a heart as large as his person. O'Connor was discharged at Jacksonville at the request ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 3^5 of political friends, to the regret of both himself and his comrades. Another of the boys who endeared himself to the company by his gcxxl nature and generosity was John B. Walsh, son of Michael P. Walsh, of Milwaukee. He had for some years represented the wholesale tobacco house of Leggett and Myers, and was a most successful salesman. Taken all in all, Company E was composed of an excellent type of young men, ready and willing to do all and dare all in the cause of their country ; and it is safe to predict that none of its members will ever be guilty of any act calculated to cast discredit on the regiment all so faithfully served and so dearly loved. ROSTER OF COMPANY E. Mustered into service May i6, 1898, at Springfield, Illinois. OFFICERS. Henry Nussbaumer, Captain. — Mustered into service May 16, 1898. John E. Vannatta, First Lieutenant. — Mustered into service May 16, 1898. Edward H. Titus, Second Lieutenant. — Mustered into service May 16, 1898. — Detailed Acting Adjutant Second Battalion Nov. 3, 1898. James H. Vannatta, First Sergeant. John M. Bywater, Q. M. Sergeant. Chas. F. Ernst, Sergeant. Chas. L. Usted, Sergeant. Oliver N. Goldsmith, Sergeant. Horace S. Clark, Sergeant. Wm. p. Wilder, Corporal. — Promoted July 26, 1898. Fred E. Tankersley, Corporal. — Promoted July 26, 1898. George F. Emery, Corporal. John R. Schultz, Corporal. Maximillian L. Kirch man. Corporal. 3^^' HISTORY OF THE SPXOND RPX.IMENT \Vm. K. HRir.<;s. Corpi^ral. — Detailed Acting Color Sergeant Oct. 6. i8(>S.— Detailed Color Bearer Nov. 15, 1898. — Re- turned tt) ct>nipany duty Dec. 29. 1898. to go with com- pany to Cientuegns. (iiLKEKT H. RicKETTS. Corporal. George E. Dyson. Coriwral. — Discharged Nov. 16, 1898. — Pro- moted July 26. 1898. Christian L. Cr.xmer, Corporal. — Promoted July 26, i8q8. Charles I. Sinc.er, Corporal. — Promoted Sept. 2, 1898. — Dis- charged March 4. 1899. Fred Selzer. Cor|>oral. — Promoted Sept. 27, 1898. — Discharged Jan. 7. 1899. Frank A. Paddock. Corporal. — Promoted Sept. 2, 1898. — Dis- charged Sept. 14. 1898. Bradley P. Dinning. Artificer. — Discharged Nov. 8, i8g8. Jesse K. Daniels. Musician, formerly of Company B, trans- ferred Jan. 23. 1899. John A. F. Sperling. Wagoner. PRIVATES. .Vndrews, IUrt S. Elkinhous, Edward G. Discharged Jan. 11, 1899. Earl. Robert A. Ander.son, Peter. Discharged Nov. 10, 1898. Bartels. Herman. Field, William E. B ARTELS, Charles. Fonter, Paul B. Brickie. Fred. 1h)0te. Charles H. Bennett. Herbert M. Frazinsky, Jacob. Behme. Otto H. Florence, Alexander. Bau.m, Loris. Ford. Robert H. BeNNING, Ed.MOND J. CikOETZINGER. NICHOLAS. Berensen, Bern hard. Halvorsen. George A. Connelly, John. Hoystadt, Edward. Discharged July 22, 1898. Discharged Oct. 13, 1898. Cartier. John P. Hartlng. Louis A. Courtney. Myles E. IIadka. Joseph, Detailed at Corporal II. Q. Hursey, Philip A. Sept. 8, 1898. Hammerschlag, Henry. Dombrowski, Ch as. E. Discharged March 3, 1899. Drummond, John S. Ivorsen. Oscar A. DeWitt, Fred D. Jacobs, Joseph. 1 3'8 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT Joyce, Edward W. Jelinek, August F. Johnston, Wm. A. Jensen, Emil. Kefferly, Louis. KocK, Herman. KucKA, Joseph. Knudson, Joseph. KOTECK, WiLUAM. Kallender, John A. Promoted to the work of Artificer March lO, 1899. Kennelly, Eugene J. Lawton, George A. Discharged Jan. 16, 1899. Lucas, Charles E. Larson. Harry P. Discharged July 12, 1898. Linkey, Harry. Discharged July 13, 1898. Lewis, William K. Discharged Aug. 12, 1898. McDonald, Edward J. McDermott, Wm. J. McDonough, James. McGahan, Chas. H. Discharged Oct. 3, 1898. Mailland, Jesse S. Discharged Dec. i, 1898. Murdock, Fred H. Neuberger, Louis. Novak, Albert. . Parsons, Harold W. Discharged Oct. 11, 1898. Pierce, Clarence S. Rawson, Harry. Ryan, William P. Robinson, Clyde M. Richards, Thomas E. Discharged Sept. 9, 1898. Shutt, Charles M. Smola, Edward. Discharged Feb. 13, 1899. Schrader, Charles H. SlEVERSON, SiGUARD. Seig, Herman F. E. Sperling, Fred W. Schmidt, Charles A. Sheehan, John J. Taylor, Harvey E. Tankersley, Ralph S. Discharged Oct. 18, 1898. Warmbold, Harry E. Discharged Oct. 15, 1898. Wilson, Charles S. Walsh, John B. Wallace, Melville. CHAPTER XXIII. COMPANY F. CAPTAIN JAMES HOWARD STANSFIELD. James Howard Stansfield was born near Bridgeport, Lawrence county, Illinois, October 25, 1866. At the age of six years he moved, with his parents, to Clay county, Illinois, where his early boyhood and youth were spent on the farm. During the winter months, when the duties incident to farm life did not require his attention, he availed himself of the oppor- tunity to secure an education by attending the district school in the vicinity of his home. His eager thirst for knowledge soon placed him at the head of his classes, and led him to seek higher edu- cational advantages. He entered the high school at Mt. Carmel, Illinois, but afterward completed his high school studies at Shelbyville, Illinois, graduating with highest honors in the class of 1890. He immediately entered the law office of Hon. H. J. Hamlin, as a student; and, during the year following his graduation studied law and taught school, but, find- ing teaching not to his liking, as a profession, he gave it up, and went to Chicago, where he secured a position in the real estate office of W. P. Butler. At the same time he entered the law department of the Lake Forest University, and by working through the day, and studying at night, he was able to support himself and complete his course in law. 319 LliiL'r. ii. J. BL'ltNlIS. CAIT. J, M. -STANSFl ILI.ll. I.EKUT. A. D, KEHM. ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 3^^ He was graduated from the law department of Lake Forest University and was admitted to the Illinois bar, in June, 1894. In 1897 he opened an office for himself in the Unity building, where he continued the practice of his profession, with growing success, up to the break- ing out of the Spanish- American war. He was among the first to respond to the call of his country, entering the service as Captain of his company. His military career began in 1891, when he enlisted as private in Company F, Second Reg. I. N. G. He was soon promoted to Corporal, and in a short time afterward was promoted to Sergeant. In May, 1893, he was elected Second Lieutenant of his company. In this capacity he served during the great labor strikes on the Drainage Canal, in 1893, tak- ing an active part in suppressing riots and protecting the property and interests of the Government and citizens. Shortly afterward he was elected First Lieutenant, and in May, 1896, was elected Captain of his company, which office he filled with credit to himself and country up to the date of mustering-out of service the Second Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry. Captain Stansfield is a man of sterling worth, and integrity, true in character, strict in military discipline, resolute in performing duty, and fearless in upholding right and justice. He is the idol of his men, and by his gentlemanly conduct and true military bearing, he has won the confidence and esteem of the officers and men of the regiment. On the 3d day of October, 1898, the men of his com- pany presented him with a beautiful gold-plated sword and belt, as a token of esteem and love, and to show 322 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT their appreciation for the kindly interest and untiring efforts he made in their behalf, during their time of service in the field. He returns to civil life with a clean military record, and the respect and best wishes of his men, arid the officers and men of the regiment. BERNARD J. BURNES. Bernard J. Bumes was bom in Aurora, 111., July 5, 1870. He was educated in Elizabeth school, in Chi- cago, 111., and was married on January 19, 1898, to Miss E. L. Kievlan. He is by profession a shipping clerk. He enlisted in the National Guard as private in 1886, was appointed Quartermaster- Sergeant June, 1892, First Sergeant in September, 1892, Second Lieutenant in 1896, and First Lieutenant in 1898, which office he held at the time of being mustered into the service. He had a protracted sickness while in Jacksonville, and but for the best of care would never have seen Cuba. But, endowed with an indomitable will, he got out of bed and followed his regiment to Savannah, and accom- panied his company to Cuba. He was put on duty soon after reaching the city of Havana, and continued with his company until they were mustered out of service in Augusta, Ga. He fully regained his health, and returns to civil life hale and hearty. LIEUTENANT ARTHUR D. REHM. Lieutenant Rehm was born on the West Side, Chi- cago, January 10, 1870. He was educated in the Chi- cago public and high schools and the Cook County Normal School. He served continuously in the Second a "2-1" if^ : i» ^"^ *^i, * n •j Ci ^ *« .*-4*--.i (,;o. ^^ V. '• ^-^ . *4 ^%^ iJ'^^' «^ ittl' *«^ ,«,;«'*> ,'■ H ti , H •*"«••;*» V ^ V R •^'^irf-. -<*>**• ■■ "i^ ? ^ a,;g'»'*'»..'..'-"^*^ ^ s«.Ld m. r^Tip.i^^^i«i'i»^^ 324 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT Infantry T. N. G. from 1886 up to the beginning of the Spanish-American war. In 1890 he had charge of the fidd-nuisic of the regiment, and later was transferred to Company \% and served through the successive non- conmiissioncd grades. He was elected Second Lieu- tenant in January, 1898, and was mustered into the \'olunteer service as such, May 16, 1898. In civil life Lieutenant Rehm engaged in the real estate and fire insurance business with his father, ^vho was one of the early settlers of Chicago, and who died in November, 1898. After his father's death, the Lieu- tenant, being accjuainted with the details of the business, returned to Chicago to straighten out his father's affairs, but rejoined his company at Augusta, Ga., in time for muster-out. Lieutenant Rehm is rnarried, and is the father of one child, a girl. He is an able and popular officer, and much l)eloved by the members of his company. COMPANY HISTORY. Company F is one of the oldest companies of the Second Illinois National Guard. It has had a check- ered experience, but has always been loyal to the regi- ment, and ready for duty. At the call of President McKinley the company mustered into service with eighty-four men, officered by Jas. H. Stansfield, Cap- tain, and Bernard J. Rurnes and Arthur D. Rehm, Lieutenants, with a good and efficient staff of non-com- missioned officers. During its service, Captain Stans- field and his company have l)ecn called upon for special and important services, and have never been found wanting. On May 30, 1898, the company marched with the 326 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT rcjjfiment to the public park in Jacksonville, where a monument was dedicated to the Confederate dead. This was their first long march under a Southern sun ; there they stood at attention for a long time and then returned to camp in an exhausted condition. Immediately after their arrival "mess call" was sounded and the company sat down to eat heartily of canned meat that had been shipped from Chicago to Tampa and back to Jacksonville. Before 2 o'clock the next morning every man in the company except three was very sick with cholera morbus ; vomiting and purg- ing continued until morning. The majority of the com- pany rallied quickly; but the seeds had been sown, which resulted in a harvest of sickness and death, and so depleted the ranks of the company that at one time more than one-third of a total of eighty-four men were sick in hospital or in quarters. Tliis sudden and violent attack attracted the atten- tion of the medical officers of the entire corps ; and after a very thorough inspection of quarters, and an examina- tion of the beef, the surgeons discovered that the meat had been improperly cured. Some of the men never rallied from this attack, but sank into the deadly typhoid fever, so prevalent in and around Jacksonville at that time; others seemingly recovered, but the poison had entered the system, leaving them in a weakened condi- tion, and unable to resist the attacks of disease, and one by one, sooner or later, nearly all of the company were brought low by the fever. The men were not impressed with the danger surrounding them until, on July 4th, Private Frank J. Riley died at the second division hospi- tal. This was the first death in the regiment after leav- ing Springfield ; and men looked at each other to realize ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 3^7 that they were in actual service in the army of the United States, and were getting a foretaste of what war meant. Private Riley was buried in St. Mary's Ceme- tery at Jacksonville. The services were very impres- sive and beautiful. The body was escorted to the grave in a casket covered by the stars and stripes, for which he had sacrificed his life. Nearly the whole strength of Company F formed the escort, including a firing squad of eight men in charge of a non-commissioned officer. A farewell salute was fired over the grave of their dead comrade, and the company returned. Next came the death of Private Henry Bramen, who sealed his devotion to his country with his life July I2th, fol- lowed in quick succession by Corporal George A. Jack- son, who died on July 14th. The bodies of both Bramen and Jackson were sent to their homes in Chicago. The boys of the company regarding as sacred the right to defray all the expenses of caskets, flowers, and trans- portation. As a realization of the danger which sur- rounded them came upon the men a sense of deep depression fell upon all; and night after night the boys folded their blankets about them and lay down upon the ground with the full knowledge that disease permeated the hot, sandy soil upon which they laid, and that danger surrounded them on all sides. On all sides the hushed query was heard, "Who will be next ?" Those who know the personel of Company F, have never doubted the physical courage of the men. In- deed, the physical courage of the boys of the company has, at times, been so much in evidence that they earned the appropriate title of *'Tough F." But it is one thing to spring to duty at a country's call, regardless of Span- ish bullets and Spanish steel, and quite another to know .^-•>^ HISTi»RY OK THE SFXOXD REGIMENT that an i-iK-iny. invisible, silent, and relentless, is about Vim, ann>oeol with his comi)any to Pablo Beach, a bathing resort, situated on the Atlantic Coast about eighteen milos frt»m Jacksonville. Arriving at the beach, after pitching camj). Captain Stansfield's first care was to place not inily the camp hut also the entire village in the hijj^hcsi possible sanitary condition; and soon the place lK»^an lo assume a different aspect than that worn before the comjiany came. Following Company F at short intervals, came Company K of the Fourth Vir- j^iiiia Kej^iineiit, and Company F of the First Wiscon- sin, and C'ajnain Stansfield being senior captain, took command of ihe entire detachment and was not only the c<»mniandant of the post, but was also christened by the villaj^nrs "Tlie first mayor of Pablo Beach." On Sun- days the l)eaoli was thronged with soldiers from the main camp at Jacksonville, and as the crow-ds increased it became no easy matter to maintain order. But through all the trying circumstances Captain Stansfield preserved the strictest order, not one event occurring to break the jK'ace, while the company was stationed there. 'J'he tour of dutv at the beach was to be one week ; but when the company began making preparations to return to the regiment, the citizens petitioned General Lee to have the company with them for a longer period, and thus the tour of duty was twice extended, a:nd the com- I)any finally left Pablo I.>each to rejoin the regiment amid the regrets and commendations of the villagers. While at Pablo Beach the ocean breezes proved ex- HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT iiicly iKJiieficicTl to the health of the men, which Is in nearly every case completely restored, the men ninf;; from five to fifteen pounds in weight, and were [ch complimented on their appearance upon their Lirn to camp. Colonel Moulton said, when the n|>any reported to him upon its return to camp, that was extremely proud of the company, which had |)ved a credit to itself and the regiment, 'ompany F was one of the four which went with LJor Dusenberry to Cienfuegos, and was from time time detailed for special duty. It also furnished iny men for important details in the regiment, bri- |le, division, and corps. On November 8th Sergeant 'User was promoted to the rank of regimental ser- Liit-major. The comrades are all proud of their com- liy sergeant. Tliey say he is an up-to-date officer, 1 won his way to his ix>sition by hard, conscientious rk, and a uniform kindness and courtesy to all with |oni he had dealings. Shortly after going to Jacksonville, Private Linder ilkinson was detailed from the company as orderly |(ieneral Fitzhugh Lee, the corps commander, which ;ition he filled until mustered out with the regi- |nt. ( )thcrs detailed were Privates Bregstone and Ltt to division headquarters, Privates Golden and >mey to corp's postoffice at Havana P.O., and Private cUidt as cook to General Lee. ROST]^^ OF COMPANY OFFICERS. [ES H. Stansfieli), Captain. LNARD J. BuRNES, First Lieutenant. 'HUR D. Rehm, Second Lieutenant. [iERT J. IIarkins, First Sergeant. 332 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT Phillip H. Garrasd, Q. M. Sergeant. Geo. M. Kievlan, Sergeant. John F. McCarthy, Sergeant. Alfred J. Brown, Sergeant. Richard T. B. Eddy, Sergeant. Wm. J. Griffin, Sergeant.— Discharged Oct. 22, 1898. Joseph R. Krueser, Sergeant. — Promoted to Regimental Ser- geant-Ma j or, Nov. 14, 1898. Wm. E. Kavanaugh, Corporal. John Kelliher, Corporal. Peter A. Nelson, Corporal. Chris Raynor, Corporal. Charles J. Mitchell, Corporal. Frank Piantkovvski, Corporal. Wm. E. Wichman, Corporal. Louis Piannkuche, Corporal. Alexander L. Mason, Corporal. Thomas J. Shannon, Corporal. Louis R. McDonald, Corporal. David White, Corporal. Albert M. Eldridge, Corporal. — Discharged Dec. 22, 1898. Geo. a. Jackson, Corporal. — Died at Jacksonville, Fla., July 15, 1898, of typhoid fever. B. K. Howard, Corporal. — Transferred to 13th Company, U. S. V. Signal Corps, March 2, 1899. Joseph O. Byrnes, Musician. Anthony Gallagher, Musician. John B. Kievlan, Artificer. Albert Wagner, Wagoner. PRIVATES. Adams, James E. Bra man, Henry F. Aaron, Theodore. Died at Jacksonville, Fla., Discharged Sept. 22, 1898. July 12, 1898, of typhoid Bell, Frank A. fever. Bell, John A. Brandt, Charles. Discharged Feb. 7, 1899. Buexton, Charles. Bostler, Henry. Burnett, Elmer W. Discharged March 6, 1899. Discharged Sept. 19, 1898. ^^fti^^l ILLINOIS volunteeH Catlin, John. Herr Coleman, Henrv. Di; Cranston, Morris, Jem; Discharged Nov. ig iBgS. Kerr DuGGAN, William T ICeli DuRiCAN, James S. KOM Discharged Sept. i, i8()8. Kava Elter, Gust- Keeg Enberle, William J Di< Erikson. Peter. Lacv EwiNG, Harry J. Loft Fitch, Edwin M. LrcH Discharged Jan. 17, .8w, LiN-D Flagg, Fred E. Di- Frymise, Ava C. McA Discharged Nov. 5, 1898. McM Garrard, Feank, Mini Gettle, James. Muki Golden, George E. MOH GosiOMSKi, Frank. Mixc Discharged Oct. 22, i8g8. Tr Gkiffin, Frank J. piii Transferred to U. S. Hos .\Us pital Corps June 14, 1898. Di< Griffin, Wiluau J. Xels Discharged Oct. 22, 1898. Nels Graffe, George W. Olse Holm, Frakk. OrT! HoFMEjsTER, Max R Di; Hanson, Elmer B. Oh LI Hanson, Oscar. Di; Hansen, Ouvee I. Pear Hughes, Frank. 1'ai.^ Hilt, Warren P. Fear Transferred to Co. C, Sec r'n.M ond 111. Vol. Inf., June 22 I'URS 1898. DL' Howard, H. J. I'-JST Transferred to U. S. Hos Di; pital Corps Sept. 21 1898. KVA.- 1 ^. 334 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT Roche, Charles. Rasmussen, Henry. Riley, Francis J. Died at Jacksonville, Fla., July 4, 1898, of typhoid pneumonia. ScoLLARD, William G. ScHAUBLiN, Daniel. Stickle, Henry W. Stoll, Harry J. Transferred to Regt. Hos- pital Corps, June 13, 1898. Tholen, Fred. Thompson, John. TuoHY, Stephen P. Vv^ALKER, Thomas A. Weaver, Frank E. Wold, Louis. Wilkinson, Linder. CHAPTER XXIV COMPANY G CAPTAIN WILLIS McFEELY Captain McFeely, who is a native of Buda, III., is an old member of the Second Illinois National Guard, having joined in 1885. He served in every grade up to his present rank, except that of second lieutenant. He was born December 31, 1867, ^"^ was educated at the High School, Tiskilwa, Illinois, and married Miss Min- nie Smith, by whom he has three children. He is by occupation in civil life a traveling salesman. Captain McFeely was one of the sufferers from the epidemic of typhoid fever, incurring a severe attack of that disease. Becoming convalescent, he returned home on leave of absence, at the close of which he was fortunately able to rejoin his command fully recovered. While on duty in Jacksonville, Captain McFeely was pleasantly surprised by a package containing a very elegant sword from the firm with which he was con- nected before entering the service, and from its em- ployes. Accompanying the sword was a letter addressed to Captain McFeely : "Dear Captain : Within this case you will find a sword, which we expect you will carry in the service of the L^nited States as long as the country may need your services, and when you return to the peaceful avocation of a private citizen we hope the sword may be a pleasant reminder of duties faithfully performed. "Nowadays an officer's sword is little more than an 335 33^ HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT emblem of authority ; but we trust that this one may be to you in addition an emblem of our regard for you. **We hope that amid the temptations of a soldier's life you may keep your morals as pure and clean as this polished blade ; that your eye to perceive the right may l>e as sharp as its point, and your honor as bright as th-e gold. "If you can do this, we have no fear for your future, either in peace or in war, for men love a leader whom they can respect and honor, and when they have such an officer, will follow him even into the jaws of death. May you never draw a sword in any but an honorable cause." The sword has two scabbards, a plain service scab- bard and a dress scabbard, handsomely decorated and trimmed with gold, and bears the inscription: "Cap- tain Willis McFeely, Company G, Second Illinois Volunteer Infantry. From Chicago friends." The gift is highly prized by Captain McFeely, coming* as it did, a complete surprise to him. FIRST LIEUTENANT JOHN R. MAYESKIE. Lieutenant Mayeskie was bom at Posen, in Germany, on July II, 1 87 1, but when one year old came to Chi- cago with his parents. He was educated at the Walsh Public School, on leaving which he entered upon active life as a law clerk. Enlisting in Company G, Second I. N. G., September 17, 1889, and filling with credit every successive grade up to his present rank, Lieuten- ant Mayeskie is able to point with pride to the fact that during his whole period of service in the National Guard, he never was absent from any "turn out" of his regiment, seeing active service with the organization at Lemont, 111., during the race riot on the Drainage Canal, and again for thirty days during the railroad riots at the Stock Yards in 1894. L J ^ 33^ HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT Lieutenant Mayeskie commanded Company G during the absence of Captain McFeely on account of sickness contracted during the Spanish-American campaign, in Savannah and Cuba, becoming seriously ill himself in Camp Columbia. MH.ITARY RECORD. Private, Company G, Second I. N. G., September 17, 1889; Corix)ral, May, 1891; Sergeant, November 18, 1891 ; First Sergeant, January, 1895; Second Lieuten- ant, January 31, 1896: First Lieutenant, July 15, 1897; First Lieutenant, Second Illinois Vol. Infy., May 16, 1898. SECOND LIEUTENANT JESSE S. GARWOOD. Ik>m November 28, 1873, at Lynnville, Jasper County, Iowa, he was educated at Robinson High School, Robinson, III., and early took to newspaper work, being a journeyman printer at seventeen. In 1 891 he went as a candidate from the Sixteenth Illinois District to the Naval Academy, but was unfortunate enough to fail in the first examination. He married, in 1894, Miss Clara A. Jensen, of Clintonville, Wis., and has three children, Elizabeth M., Harold L., and Jesse S. He is a comrade of the Army and Navy Union, and highly prizes the decoration of that society. Lieutenant Garwood saw service in the regular army, and in 1893 secured the sharpshooter's cross, while serving in the Fifteenth U. S. Infantry. Being trans- ferred to the U. S. Hospital Corps, he continued in that department until discharged in 1896, when he joined the Second I. N. G., receiving rapid promotion, and securing the sharpshooter's medal of the National (iuard. 34^ HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT Lieutenant Garwood resides in Evanston, 111., and was, until the beginning of the war, engaged on the Index newspaper of that city. MILITARY RECORD. Private, Fifteenth U. S. Infy., January 20, 1893; Lance Corporal, October 3, 1893 ; Private U. S. Hospi- tal Corps, January 15, 1894; discharged, April 19, 1896; Private, Company G, Second Infy., L N. G., April 2, 1896; Corporal, February 9, 1897; Second Lieutenant, July 15, 1897; Second Lieutenant, Second Illinois Vol. Infy., May 16, 1898; mustered out with the regiment at Augusta, Ga., April 26, 1899. He is a strict dis- ciplinarian and a good Spanish scholar. COMPANY HISTORY. Company G dates back to 1882, in which year it was organized as the University Rifles, being recruited solely from students of the old Chicago University, who elected Captain Charles Cook as their first company commander. The L^niversity Rifles were mustered into the state service in 1883 as Company I, Second Infantry, Illinois National Guard. In 1885 the com- pany letter was changed from I to G. Drawing its existence from a seat of learning, this company has con- tinued to educate, and the instruction bestowed has been the first stepping stone to many an efficient officer in the National Guard and Volunteer service. It has fur- nished more officers to the state service than any other company in the regiment during the same period of time. The following is a list of members of the com- pany who received commissions: Colonel Louis S. Judd, Second Infantry; Captain Charles Cook, Com- ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER pany G, Second Infantry ; Captai pany D, Second Infantry; Capt; Company F, Second Infantry; Feely, Company G, Second Infc Crocker, Company F, Second Inl jamin E. Mendelsohn, Company Captain George C. Gobet, Adjtit; *Captam Wallace H. Whigham Infantry; *Captam John W. Mc( *Captain Michael E. Cassidy, Adj try; *Captain Henry Niissbaumei Infantry; First Lieutenant J. F. Second Infantry; *First Lientena Company G, Second Infantry; F Gilbert, Company E, Seventh Inf; ant John E. Vannatta, Company *First Lieutenant Walter H. T. Second Infantry ; Second Lieuten: pany G, Second Infantry : Secon Sullivan, Company G, Second Lieutenant Jesse S. Garwood, Infantry; *Second Lieutenant Ft pany E, Second Infantry; *Seco son S. Kerrick, Company D. See The company has an excellent 1.10th before and since being mus States Volunteer service. Capta campaigner, with no mean reco untiring in his efforts at all tii military discipline, and his effort gratifying extent. Much credit for the mainten 34- HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT efficiency was due to I^^irst Sergeant Francis A. Burke, a veteran of the regular army, who had seen service in Indian wars. Sergeant John Leonard distinguished himself in Cerro, a suhurh of Havanna, on the night of December 27th. clearing a street under fire of a fighting" mob of Cuban and Spanish soldiers, with only five men of the Second Illinois Regiment. In this fight three men were killed. A teamster of the Second Illinois, named Brill, was wounded. Sergeant Leopard was personally com- plimented by a member of General Lee's staff, who, in his report, s])oke of the Sergeant's conduct in high terms. In Jacksonville Company G perfomed provost duty, and was complimented for efficient work by the Provost Marshal. They also participated, with the Second l>attalion of the Second Illinois Volunteer Infantry, in the ceremonies pertaining to the raising of the American flag over Cienfuegos, Cuba, and in the occupation of that city by American troops on January I, 1899. Cai)tain Mcln*ely l)eing at this time sick in Savannah, the company was commanded by First Lieutenant John R. Mayeskie. Lieutenant Garwood had the honor of attaching to the halyards the first American flag raised over the city. ROSTER OF COMPANY G. ^Mustered into service May t6, 1898, at Springfield, Illinois. OFFICERS. Willis McFeelev. Captain. — Mustered May 16, 1898. John R. Maveskie. First Lieutenant. — Mustered May 16, 1898. Jes.se S. Garwood. Second Lieutenant. — Mustered May 16, 1898. Francis A. Burke. First Sergeant. — Mustered May 16, 1898. Frank West, Q. M. Sergeant. — ^Mustered May 16, 1898 as private. — Promoted Corporal July 12, 1898. — Promoted Q. M. Sergeant Dec. i, 1898. 344 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT Joseph C. Laser^ Sergeant — Mustered May i6, 1898. Alois Rytlik, Sergeant. — Mustered May 16, 1898. John Leonard, Sergeant. — Mustered May 16, 1898. Chas. F. O'Connor, Sergeant. — Mustered May 16, 1898. Detmer a. Laser, Corporal. — Mustered May 16, 1898. James D. Nicoll, Corporal. — Mustered May 16, 1898. James Jamieson, Corporal. — Mustered May 16, 1898. — Dis- charged Jan. 16, 1899. Wm. a. Graham, Corporal. — Mustered May 16, 1898. Walter S. Greisbach, Corporal. — Mustered May 16, 1898. George A. Burnham, Corporal. — Mustered as Artificer May 16, 1898. — Promoted July 12, 1898. Fred Engel, Corporal. — Mustered as Wagoner, May 16, 1898. — Promoted Dec. i, 1898. William M. Carrell, Corporal. — Mustered as private May 16, 1898. — Promoted Dec. i, 1898. Joseph Carroll, Corporal. — Mustered as private May 16, 1898. — Promoted Jan. 25, 1899. Wm. F. Hampton, Corporal. — Mustered May 16, 1898. — Pro- moted July 12, 1898. Emil R. Wenger, Corporal. — Mustered as private May 16, 1898. — Promoted Jan. 20, 1899. Hugh C. Young, Corporal. — Mustered as private May 16, 1898. — Promoted July 12, 1898. — Discharged Nov. 15, 1898. John F. C. Miller, Corporal. — Mustered as private June 18, 1898.— Promoted Jan. 25, 1899. Fred Lundin, Artificer. — Mustered as private May 16, 1898. — Promoted July 12, 1898. John W. Colberg, Wagoner. — Mustered as private June 18, 1898. — Promoted Dec. i, 1898. PRIVATES. Bach man, Rudolph. Broers, John. Barmer, Frank. Mustered June 18, 1898. Bartlett, Walter. Discharged Jan. 11, 1899. Mustered June 18, 1898. Climie, John S. Bo wen, Clarence W. Mustered June 17, 1898. Discharged Aug. 24, 1893. Discharged Feb. 18, 1899. Brooks, Clarence B. ^HJ^^I ILLINOIS VOLU NTEKK Brown, Edwahd J. ]ilM!t-R- Mustered June iS, 1898. HOLST, Charvot, John. Hopp. Cooper, Arthur T. Must Died Aug. ig, 1898, at Jack sonville, Fla. CwcHTON, George H. Disci Discliarged Jan. 11, iSgg. Kamin Crohin, William F. H. Tran Eels. William H, 29, li Erp, William R. ICavan Discharged March 4, 1899. Must Farleiuh, Richard W. KOCONI Discharged Aug. 20, 189H, Must Find, Ehwabb H, Disci Mustered June 18, 1898. KOTAPI Foster, Leo« P. Lewis, Mustered June ij. 1898- LiCEY, Discharged Nov. 1. i8g8. Marti ( Fox, John J. J. McLau Fox, Patrick. Must Mustered June ifc. 1898. McGuR Freeman, Walter. McKE^ Discharged Sept. 7. i^gS, McLar Freymark, Reinold G. Mende Gallagher, William H. Morris Galoughly, John. Disci Geary, David J. Olmsij Gillilanb, James T. Paculi Goldsmith, Charles B. Di^d Gorman, Edward P. Patek, Graham, Robert. Tran Hacke, George. Corp Mustered June 18, 1898. Page, ( Discharged Oct. 13, 1S98. Must Hampton, Charles F. Disci Hansen, Charles. Peters Died Sept. 19, iM, at Jack Musi sonville. Fla, Disci Heinz. Conrad J. 346 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT Penny, Terry L. Mustered June 17, 1898. POTTGETHER. HERMAN. Peters, John J. Discharged Feb. 10, 1898. Preston, Herbert D. Mustered June 18, 1898. Raleigh, William W. Randall, Frederic. Transferred to Hospital Corps June 14. 1898. Ready, James E. Di.scharged Dec. i, 1898. Reed, Burt N. Di.scharged Aug. i, 1898. Richardson, Edw. F. Robb, Marquis L. Roche, John. Rosenbaum, Walter. Sala, Ben. J. Discharged Nov. 3, 189S. Sass, Fred A. Schroeder, John F. Schultz, William H. Segal, Charles. Shank, John H. Mustered June 17, 1898. Stephanek, Mike. Steinhausen, Adam. Mustered June 18, 1898. Stevenson, Alack A. Mustered June 18, 1898. Discharged Oct. 31, 1898. Stowell, Archie A. Discharged Oct. 10, 1898. SwENSON, Nels a. Tanner, Harry F. Mustered June 17, 1898. Tesack, John A. Weadly, Joseph L. Worth, William H. CHAPTER XXV COMPANY H CAPTAIN JOHN J. GARRITY It will be thirty years the 21st of June since Captain John J. Garrity became a citizen of Chicago and the United States, his parents then and now being residents of the West Side. During his youth he attended St. Patrick's Academy. In 1889 he entered the civil service as postal clerk, and enlisted in Company H, Second Regiment of Infantry, I. N. G. He is a firm believer in the old adage about the rolling stone, and has not changed duties except as they came in the way of merited promotion for honest and faithful service rendered. His first promotion in the militia, that of Corporal, bears date of August 25, 1890. His zealous efforts in building up the company were recognized again October 10, 1 891, by his election as Second Lieutenant ; and again April 24, 1892, by elec- tion as First Lieutenant. His present rank followed on June 7th, same year, which gives him seniority in the regiment. His company rendered gallant service dur- ing the Lemont riot in 1893, and again during the Stock Yard's strike in 1894, when he commanded both Com- pany H and Company G. When war was declared he gladly gave up his position, and his men showed their loyalty by following his example, and have remained with him to the last. No commanding officer has worked more faithfully, for nearly all their service 347 34^ HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT found bis Lieutenants either sick or on detached service. He has frequently been in command of the Second Bat- talion; but never complained, however arduous the duties, the gradual increase in efficiency of the company being his only aim. Simultaneous with this advance- ment has been that of the devotion and love of the mem- bers of his command, which is attested by the very sub- stantial manner in which they greeted him on March 1 8th at Camp Columbia, Havana, by the presentation of a handsome gold mounted sword and belt for full dress uniform. Private Frederick C. Shultz, in presenting same, made the following choice remarks : "At the present time our thoughts are nearly all cen- tered on going home ; and from indications it seems that before long we will be following the bent of civil life. From the time of muster out our paths will lie apart; before a year rolls over us we will be well scattered ; perhaps never again will we hold a meeting with all present; but time or distance cannot obliterate, nay, they will but strengthen, the tender regard which we will always cherish our comrades. Our thoughts will often travel back to our army life. Perchance some one of us may be lying asleep when a shrill alarm from outside will startle him, but, with a "damn re- veille," he will turn over and sleep on. We will think of the scorching Florida sun, our tramps through the hot, burning sand, our skirmish drills, and our sham battles, until, imagining we are again in the army, we will figure and wonder from whom we can borrow another 'five' or 'ten.' We will always remember, 'Steady, there, men!' 'Fours right,' or 'Company H, Fall in.' We will cherish the remembrance of the hard, as well as the jolly times, that fell to our lot of service. E 350 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT Captain, we know that a tugle call will be unnecessary to recall to your mind the faces of the boys that make up your command, yet we offer you this sword, not only as a token of our esteem, but also as a remembrance of the joys and sorrows we bore together as Company H, Second Illinois Volunteer Infantry." LIEUTENANT WALTER J. DURAND. Lieutenant Durand was bom in Chicago, May ii, 1869. He enlisted as a private in Company H, June, 1892, and May of the following year was appointed Corporal. In November, 1894, he was promoted Ser- geant, and was discharged in 1895 on account of expira- tion of his term of service. In June, 1897, he was elected Second Lieutenant of Company H, and as such was mustered into the United States service May 16, 1898. July 16, 1898, he was promoted to the First Lieutenancy of the company, vice Beatty, resigned. His ability as a capable, conscientious officer was early recognized. May 23, 1898, the day following the regi- ment's arrival in Jacksonville, Fla., he was detailed as Assistant Division Quartermaster on the staff of Brigadier-General Lawton, then in command at Jack- sonville. He continued in this position until August 3, when he was returned to his company, which he assumed command of during the Captain's six weeks' illness. October 21, 1898, he was again detached from the regiment, and detailed as Quartermaster and Ord- nance Officer of the Second Division Hospital of the Seventh Corps. He continued as such until February 20, 1899, when he rejoined his company, then in Havana. Lieutenant Durand's ability was recogriized throughout the Seventh Corps, and his friends are ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 35^ legion among the different regiments which constituted the corps. Lieutenant Durand is a married man, and in civil life is senior partner in the Illinois Business College at Madison street and Ogden avenue, Chicago. CHAMBERLAIN. Second Lieutenant Fred V. S. Chamberlain of Com- pany H is the youngest of the Second's officers. He was born in South Orange, N. J., July i8, 1877, and has lived in Chicago since infancy. He was educated in public and boarding schools, and was a cadet at West Point. He was at Chickamauga with the regulars, as a war correspondent, until the Second reached Jacksonville. Then he was assigned by his paper to the regiment, where he received, at the hands of Colonel Moulton, an appointment, and was commissioned as Second Lieuten- ant in Company H. In August and September Lieutenant Chamberlain was detailed as Adjutant of the Provost Guard, Sev- enth Army Corps, and organized that department. He was relieved at his own request, and rejoined the regi- ment in Jacksonville, just in time to go with the com- mand to Savannah. There the typhoid fever set in, and he was left behind for a nine weeks' siege in the Savan- nah hospital. In February he rejoined his command. During one of the sham battles in Jacksonville, Lieuten- ant Chamberlain flanked a battalion of the enemy with a platoon of his company. He plunged his men into a tropical swamp, and when they returned to the regi- ment they were bedraggled and covered with slime. 35- IIIS'IORY OK TItK SECOND REGIMENT a.)MPAN\ HISTORY. Company J I is, ])y virtue of its commander's rank, the scMiior company of the regiment. But two of Com- pany 1 1 *s men died during the Spanish- American wax. Private I^>ancis \V. Cheshire died June ii, in Spring- field, of pneumonia, and Private William D. Veazey in Jacksonville. September 22d, of liver trouble. Cap- tain Garrity was untiring in his efforts to preserve the men's health ; and during the dark days of fever and death in Jacksonville, enforced the strictest sanitary regulations. After a month in camp at Jacksonville, First Lieuten- ant Elmer A. Beatty was forced by his ill health to resign. Second Lieutenant Walter J. Durand was made First Lieutenant, and Fred V. S. Chamberlain, one of the correspondents with the Second, was ap- IK)inte(l Second Lieutenant. With these officers Com- pany IT completed its service in the Volunteer Army. Lieutenant Durand was on detached duty as Assistant Quartermaster of the Second Division of the Seventh Army Corps during June and July, and as Quarter- master of the Second Division Hospital from October, 1898, to P\"l)ruary, 1899. Lieutenant Chamberlain was away on duty with the Provost Guard of the Seventh Army Corps in August and September. Comi)any H was particularly fortunate in its non- commissioned officers. Mrst Sergeant Albert J. Sielke, Sergeants Liscuni, Schay, McLeod, Swenson, and Boening, were veterans of the National Guard, who had faced angry mol>s in the Stock Yards district before entering the volunteer service. In the movement from Jacksonville to Savannah of ■ H h:.^'".*^^^-^ M i**^"^-*'*^^" N iSt'" <*'.<*■ 4* E N P ■(? ^ V-' ' **4J, V pv^ * «*> '-*> HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT ?e's corps, en route to Cuba, Company H had charge the stock and equipment trains, performing" a dis- [reeable, hard and arduous service to the satisfaction all. On the move from Savannah to Cuba Com- |ny H was with the Second Battalion on the transport Michigan," the men bearing the horrors of the trip on [steamer unfit for human beings' use, with soldierly lence. In Cienfuegos the company was quartered in the (asa de Vivas and acted as a guard for the property American and Spanish citizens. Captain Garrity Ls detailed to organize the postal service in the city of [lundrcd fires ; and as Lieutenant Chamberlain was in Savannah Hospital suffering from typhoid fever, command of the company fell upon First Sergeant lelke. The Cienfuegos expedition was one replete |th pleasure for the men, who brought home a big box relics and curiosities. I In 1882 Dana Slade organized Company H as a part the then so-called New Second Regiment. Slade, 10 resigned in June, 1884, became the first Captain, [th Harry S. Fullwood as First and Richard J. Cahill Second Lieutenants. I Lieutenant Fullwood died and was succeeded by larles F. Smith, Lieutenant Cahill being followed by |mer D. Parker. These officers were elected August 1884, at which time William N. Pelouze was elected fill the vacancy caused by Captain Slade's resigna- m. Lieutenant Parker was elected Captain to suc- )d Captain Pelouze, who became a Major of the r^i- mt in 1886, and under Captain Parker the company ^ed in the riots in the Stock Yards in 1886 and was duty in its armory during the execution of the an- Ichists following the Haymarket riot. ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER Charles P. Wright, now Captai elected First Lieutenant when Caj moted, and George C. Cook, Secc tenant Smith having resigned. In January, 1890, Captain P: Cook resigned. Lieutena:it Wr Aimer H. Wells First and Siephd Lieutenants, t_'aptain Wright ^ field a few months later, LiciitcJ moted to the Captaincy, and Lieutenant. Lieutenant McNamara, \vl 35^ HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT by the present Captain in October, 1891. Lieutenant Hell then resigned and Lieutenant Garrity was pro- moted in May, 1892, Elmer A. Beatty succeeding- to the Second Lieutenancy. When Captain Wells severed his connection with the National Guard, June 14, 1892, Lieutenant Garrity became Captain, and has served continuously as such ever since. Lieutenant Beatty was elected First Lieutenant when Captain Garrity was elected Captain, and E. H. Hahn became Second. Hahn was succeeded in 1894 by Harry L. Martin, fol- lowed two years later by William A. Holub, who gave place in 1897 to the present First Lieutenant Walter J. Durand. On Lieutenant Beatty *s resignation, July 16, 1898, Durand was appointed First Lieutenant, and Fred V. S. Chamberlain Second Lieutenant. ROSTER OF COMPANY H. Mustered into service May 16, 1898, at Springfield, Illinois. OFFICERS. John J. Garrity, Captain. — Mustered into service May 16, 1898. Elmer A. Beatty, First Lieutenant. — Mustered into service May 16, 1898. — Resigned July 11, 1898. — Died in Chi- cago, 111., Oct. 17, 1898. Walter J. Durand, First Lieutenant. — Mustered into service May 16, 1898. — Promoted from Second Lieutenant to First Lieutenant July 16, 1898. — Detailed Chief Quartermaster of Division Hospital Corps, Oct. 11, 1898. Fred V. S. Chamberlain, Second Lieutenant. — Mustered into service July 16, 1898. — Detailed Assistant Provost Marshal Aug. 17, 1898. Albert Sielke, First Sergeant. William M. Swenson, Q. M. Sergeant. — Resumed duty as Sergeant Dec. 5, 1898. Albert McLeod, Q. M. Sergeant. — Appointed (J. M. Sergeant from Duty Sergeant Dec. 5, 1898. Peter M. Schay, Sergeant. x»X\^V^U I , v^«. Krancis W. Bell, Corf Harry C Liscom. Corpc Corporal to Sergeant Charles R. Melin, Cor John Dvorak, Corporal. - Ernest Ermel, Corporal. - Evan P. Kirk, Corporal. - Arvid Mason, Corporal. — . era! Orders No. ii. Frank W. Paglusch, Cor Henry W. Harris, Corpora charged Jan. lO, 1899, - William I. Cotter, Corpora Willis V. Bingham, Corpor Sept. 27, 1898. James J. Furlong, Corporal. - John Puetz, Wagoner. — Disc Hermann Eckardt, Artificer John J. Laier, Musician. — T 13, 1898. William Byrnes, Musician.— Illinois Volunteer Infantr> served five months in Sev now mustered out of ser Illinois Oct. 20, 1898. Frank A. Howe, Musician. — ' Company H, July 12; 189 ;8 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT [.AiJSSEN, William E. .ARK, Robert O. I Transferred to Band May 1 24, 1898. NNiNCHAM, James. |ale, Brado B. Discharged Jan. 18, 1898. Iezort, Frank. |icKEY, Arthur M. [Senberg, Abe M. Discharged Aug. 20, 1898. lItz, John H. lRSky, Anthony. Iee, Joseph P. |iTCH, Arthur M. Appointed Corporal from Private Nov. 21, 1898, Reg. Ord. No. 53. Ierner, Edward, [ilbert, Gustave. [anifin, John J. [anson, Hans O. [owe, Frank A. Discharged Sept. 17, 1898. ^\nson, Oscar, [ill, Frank E. Discharged Nov. 29, 1898. lRDINES, Clarence A. ►hnson, John F. P. >nes, Wilfrkd C. Transferred to U. S. Hos- pital Corps July 31, 1898. >nes, Charles W. ]ruse, William. [am pert, Albert G. [arsen, Charles E. Discharged, S. O. No. 53A; G. O. dated March 6, 1899. Discharge to date from Feb. 27, 1899. Larsen, Ernst M. Larsen^ Gustave. Discharged Nov. 15, 1898. Levecke, Charles. LosBY, Fred J. Marble, Wyndom C. Transferred to U. S. Hos- pital Corps June 15. 1898. McMahon, Frank P. McDowD, John. Moore, Charles E. Discharged Nov. 29, 1898. Marchacek, Albert. Mareni, Charles A. Discharged Sept. 17, 1898. Meduna, Jerry. Moore, Thomas D. Discharged Oct. 29, 1898. NoHREN, Harry. Nagle, Leonard A. Discharged Sept. 13, 1898. Olsen, Daniel. OssMER, George. Piper, Bert P. Discharged Nov. 18, 1898. Puetz, Hubert. Raczynski, Joseph, No. i. Raczynski, Joseph, No. 2. Discharged Sept. 18, 1898. Richardson, Charles R. Robertson, George B. RowE, Clinton A. Appointed Corporal from Private per R. O. No. 28, March 20, 1899. RooNEY, John F. Discharged Dec. 30, 1898. Ryan, James F. Formerly of Company B ; transferred March 8, 1899. ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 359 RooNEY, James M. Sundeen, Oscar. ScHAFF, William G. Sylvester, Otto F. SCHROEDER, ThEODORE J. ThOMAS, W. E. Schiembeck, Henry. Discharged Oct. 29, 1898. Appointed Wagoner from Thomas, Charles H. Private (vice Puetz), Co. Valha, Ladl Order No. 2, March i, 1899. Veazey, William D. Shaw, William W. Died of hypertrophic aubo- Appointed Corporal from sis of the liver at Jackson- Private, per Reg. Order No. ville, Fla., Sept. 22, 1898. II, Jan. 17, 1899. VoTAVA, Joseph. ScHAARE, William F. Discharged Jan. 17, 1898. Transferred to U. S. Hos- Voorhees, Beekman J. pital Corps June 14, 1898. Walter, Thomas A. Shultz, Hermann. Wiedman, Gus. ScHULTz, Frederick C. Wheeler, Charles M. Shubert, Stephen. Whitmore, William E. Sleeper, Roy G. Wolf, Adam. Smietanka, John W. Appointed Trumpeter Jan. Smith, Theodore L. 3, 1899, R. O. No. i. Discharged Dec. 30, 1898. Wetter, Joseph K. Snyder, Fred. Wieczorek, Felix A. Strong, Luman M. Discharged Oct. 13, 1898. CIIAPTKR XXVI COMPANY I CWITAIX FKKD E. KOEHLER k'aptain Koclilcr, who is one of the youngest company iiiniandcrs in the regiment, was bom in Chicago, A pril L 1S71, and was e(hicated in the Chicago public and [•s Moines (Iowa) grammar schools. His military cord dates from April 6, 1891, when he enlisted as Iprivate in Company M, Second Infantry, I. N. G. *om that time* on his advancement was rapid, and |ly I, 1892, found him a Corporal. September 12, [93, he was promoted Sergeant, and October 29, 1895, was made l^'irst Sergeant of the company. January ^ 1896, he was elected Second Lieutenant of the com- my, and on May 19th of the same year, he was pro- uted to the l^'irst Lieutenancy, which rank he held at le time the regiment left Chicago to be mustered into |e United States service. At that time Company I, hich had just i)reviously been recruited up to the Lximum memhershij), was without a commander, and le choice fell to Lieutenant Koehler, who was mustered to the volunteer service as its Captain, May 16, 1898. [iptain Koehler contiiuied in command of the company iring its year of service, and the splendid record made I' the company, was made possible by the efficient and )\q conduct of its aiTairs by its youthful and energetic munander. Captain Koehler is umnarried, and in civil life is igaged in the yeast and bakery industries. He proved 36(3 CAPT, F, E, KOEIiLER. LIEUT. W. C. METCALF. LIEUT. B. S, PURINTON. HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT be an energetic and painstaking officer, and can re- n to civil pursuits with the knowledge of having per- Irmed the duties of his position ably and faithfully. LIEUTr:NANT WILLIS C. METCALF. Lieutenant Metcalf was early detached from his com- Iny and appointed Adjutant and Assistant Provost jarshal of the Seventh Corps under Major Russell B. irrison, and continued ar such up to the time of the Lister out of the regiment. |I]is military career has been a varied one, having •ved several terms of enlistments in the regular army, |d having also held commissions in the Massachusetts >lunteer Militia and the Kansas National Guard. lis connection with the Second Illinois dates from [96, when he enlisted as a private in Company M of at regiment. He was shortly afterward promoted jrgeant and later Sergeant- Major of the Third Bat- iion, which rank he held at the time he was mustered :o the United States service as First Lieutenant of bmpany I. At the present writing he is still in Hav- a, Cuba, on duty. LIEUTENANT BERTRAM S. PURINTON. [Lieutenant Purinton was born in Chicago, November 1875, and was educated in the public and high tools of that city. His military experience has been ^aried one, having served as ship's bugler in the First ittalion, Illinois Naval Militia ; Sergeant in the First jfantry, I. N. G., bugle corps; private in Troop C, st Cavalry, I. N. G., and principal musician, chief impeter, and Ordnance Sergeant in the Second Infan- ', I. N. G. When the regiment was mustered into the ■1 |k"''|!''"IS(!|i/ 1 £> w * €' i M i< ^ €■' . ' .*, v f*»' -^ -^ '' ♦ ^M ^*=.» "*> 4*. ^;- * v^ i O . «"»i ^ /■ -^ « ] C ►», **»♦ ^J ^' ,■■ ~. b^*^ J ^.--^ WVflM—\'. Jlfftol \ HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT [nited States service, May i6, 1898, he was then Ord- Liice Sergeant, but was appointed Second Lieutenant Company I, and, as such, was mustered in. In civil life he is in the tailoring business. COMPANY HISTORY. Company I was origfinally Troop A, First Cavalry, N. G., and upon the consolidation of that command |ith the Second Infantry, I. N. G., became Company I that regiment. Shortly before the call for troops by le President, the company was in process of re- •ganization ; and when it reported at Springfield, 111., .pril 26, 1898, it was practically a new company, and 'niporarily in command of First Lieutenant John W. |watek of Company L, who was shortly after selected Captain of that company. This left Company I ithout an officer; and First Lieutenant Fred E. Kohler Company M was detailed to take charge of the com- my. When the company was mustered into the United States service, May 16, 1898, Lieutenant ^oehler was chosen Captain, Sergeant-Major Willis Metcalf of the Third Battalion, First Lieutenant, hd Ordnance Sergeant Bertram S. Purinton, Second ieutenant. Trumpeter Enoch Colby was made First jergeant, and the company entered the volunteer service ith a complete set of officers and non-commissioned icers. Although a new company, it was not long :fore *'I" took a prominent part in the affairs of the igiment, and was soon noted for its excellence in all latters pertaining to the duties of a soldier. Lieuten- it Metcalf was early detached from the company on ity with the Provost Guard of the Seventh Corps, and le company went through its year of service with but two officers. Captain Ki youngest company commander the splendid record of "I" reflec conduct of affairs, although the non-commissioned officers ; and 1 of the men of the company m company to compare favorably panics of the regiment. The company lost but two i f> HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT vtr, September 22, 1898, at Jacksonville. His re- lins were sent to his relatives in Chicago. The company contained probably more artists and tisans than any other company in the regiment ; and evidence of the company's skill and thrift in this rection is the magnificent monument left upon the e of the regiment's camp near Havana, Cuba. The sign was executed by Corporal Merit Davoust of the mpany, who personally superintended the erection of e column, and was ably assisted by Privates John J. y2Ai and John F. Shay. A history of Company I would not be complete with- it mention of the efficient and loyal support given by ery member of the company, and especially that of irst Sergeant H. O. Anderson, Quartermaster-Ser- vant Fred R. Boyle, Sergeants Edward L. Johnson, lomas L. Roberts, and Corporals Sorenson, Schmidt, arland, Brown, Chester, Sheckler, Danenhower, )hnston, Lucas, Davoust, Torgerson, Kirkpatrick, and )mpany clerk, Corporal Stanley J. McMahon. ROSTER OF COMPANY I. Mustered into service May 16, 1898, at Springfield, Illinois. OFFICERS. lED E. KoHLER, Captain. — Mustered into service May 16, 1898. ''iLLis C. Metcalf, First Lieutenant. — Mustered into service May 16, 1898.— Special duty as Provost Guard Adjutant since Sept. 24, 1898. i:RTRAM S. PuRiNTON, Second Lieutenant. — Mustered into service May 16, 1898. HARLES A. Walton, First Sergeant.— Mustered May 16, 1898. —Resumed duty as Duty Sergeant July 14, 1898. — Dis- charged Nov. 30, 1898. NOCH C. Colby, First Sergeant.— Mustered as Q. M. Sergeant May 16, 1898.— Promoted July 14, 1898.— Discharged March 13, 1899. Thomas M. RnBERTS, Sergeant. - Ahthuu H. Borland, Corporal.— Joseph Bitson, Corporal. — Mustered fj John J, Bhown, Corporal. — Mustered ]| July 9, 1898.— Discharged Jati Fred P. Chester, Corporal.— Must er^ moted July 9, 1898.— Promoted h promoted. March 14, [Sgg. Merit R. Davoost, Corporal .^Promcl Frank G. Danenhower, Corporal.- " Discharged Dec. z?, 1898, Edw.^bd F. Johnston, Corporal. — J Thomas H. Kihkpatreck, Corporal.— Promoted Dec 3, Philip A. Lucas, Corporal. — Mustek charged Jan. 7, Geohoe F. Rohehtson, Corporal.— MB Promoted Dec. 3, : Leon Shel-kler. Corporal.— Must er(| moted July 9, 1 George ft. Stli moted Dec. 23, uiotcd Fch. Corporal.— Discharged Jan. : RouERT B. GusHwA. Artificer. - at Jacksonville. Fla,. Sept. Francis J. Thomas, ArtJficer.- niotcd Dec. 30, 1898. 368 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT fosEPH Sullivan, Wagoner. — Mustered May i6, 1898. [liLBERT A. Franche, Coolc. — Mustcrcd May 16, 1898.— Dis- charged Nov. 30, 1898. George H. Eigler, Cook. — Mustered May 16, 1898. — Promoted Sept. 3. 1898. PRIVATES. Allen, James P. Abbott, George H. Mustered June 25, 1898. \sHLEMAN, William. Mustered June 25, 1898. Bachrach, William. Braun, August. Bryant, William. Died at Springfield, 111., May 23, 1898. 3urg, Edward. Discharged Nov. 23, 1898. Campbell, Theodore. Discharged Dec. 29, 1898. Traig, Lee. Discharged Jan. 17, 1899. Jheer, William. 3raven, Merret B. Tarrell, Morton D. Transferred to U. S. Hos- pital Corps June 5, 1898. )uNN, John E. Discharged Jan. 17, 1899. )ecaire, George. Mustered June 25, 1898. Discharged March i, 1899. lmery, Arthur T. Transferred to U. S. Hos- pital Corps June i, 1898. >erett, William. 'Yeming, Herbert H. 'Orrester, Abe C. Transferred to U. S. Signal Corps Nov. 30, 1893. Franks, William. Freeman, Fred. Freeman, Charles E. Mustered June 25, 1898. Discharged Jan. 17, 1899. Gushwa, George G. Discharged Dec. 27, 1898. GiLKisoN, Jasper A. Mustered June 25, 1898. Gusman, Denny. Mustered June 25, 1898. GusMAN, Roy. Mustered June 25, 1898. Heum, Oscar O. Houdek, Stephen. Haigh, Raymond C. Mustered June 25, 1898. Discharged Jan. 17, 1899. Harazin, John. Mustered June 25, 1898. Discharged Jan. 17, 1899. Hubcka, Emil. Mustered June 25, 1898. Ingram, Joseph A. Johnson, H. Jalmer. Mustered June 25, 1898. Kempter, Jacob. Mustered June 25, 1898. Koch, Fred. Krueger, Frank. Krembs, Walter R. Transferred to U. S. Hos- pital Corps June 5, 1898. ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 369 LiNDBLAD, Frank W. Mustered June 25, 1898. Promoted to Corporal March 14, 1899. Levinson, William. Mustered June 25, 1898. LippERT, Richard G. McMahon, Stanley J. Appointed Company Qerk July 17, 1898. Promoted to Corporal March 24, 1899. Marsh, William. McCrea, John J. Absent sick in Chicago since Dec. 21, 1898. Miller, Edward N. Morse, Guy. Discharged Jan. 3, 1899. McEmerich, Roy. Mustered June 25, 1898. Merrell, Fred B. Mustered June 25, 1898, Meyers, Eli. Mustered June 25, 1898. Miller, Clyde. Mustered June 25, 1898, Naef, Louis. Nass, Ldwin. Mustered June 25, 1898. O'Brien, Thomas J. Ohlsen, Leonard. Ohrenstein, Max J. Olsen, Bert. Discharged March 3, 1899. Patrick, Burton W. Peters, Otto J. Petersen, Peter C. Riedel, George. Mustered June 25, 1898. Ryan, John J. Mustered June 25, 1898. Richart, George W. RuGER, Max. Discharged Oct. 18, 1898. ScHUETz, William. Mustered June 25, 1898. Simon, Henry G. Mustered June 25, 1898. Discharged Jan. 20, 1899. Smith, Harry G. Mustered June 25, 1898. Died at Jacksonville, Fla., Oct. 27, 1898. Stoner, Max. Mustered June 25, 1898. Schmidt, Ernst. ScHULTz, Ralph E. Seligman, Max. Shay, John F. SixEAS, Horace H. Discharged Sept. 28, 1898. Smith, Thomas. Stanton, Richard. Stark, Fred. Discharged Jan. 26, 1899. Strachan, Edward. Strenger, Frederick. Verden, John. Mustered June 25, 1898. VoGT, Charles. Discharged Jan. 20, 1899. Van Heirk, Edward. Transferred to U. S. Hos- pital Corps Jan. 5, 1899. Wald, Edward. Weltner, Richard B. ''''■"^^'TFAi XXVU O scTvkv cxten,, ■ ;, ;^^ f " ^^"nection with .T" «« .37o I 372 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT FIRST LIEUTENANT HENRY J. FREEMAN. Lieutenant Freeman was bom in Chicago in the year 1870, and was educated in the public schools of the city. He is unmarried, and is by calling a railroad clerk. Joining the Second Illinois National Guard as a private in February, 1887, he passed quickly through the various grades in the National Guard, reaching the rank of First Lieutenant in 1894, with which rank he was mustered into the United States service at the com- mencement of the war. Almost immediatelv on arrival in Cuba, in conse- quence of the paucity of officers in the Tenth U. S. Infantry, Lieutenant Freeman was detailed to do duty with that regiment, which was performing provost duty in Havana City. This annoying and harassing service demanded his presence during the entire stay of the regiment in Cuba ; and Lieutenant Freeman's services received the commendation of the commanding officer of the Tenth Infantry. Lieutenant Freeman is popular with the men of his company, and his being detailed away from the regi- ment was a matter of regret, complimentary though the selection was. MILITARY RECORD. Private, Second I. N. G., February i, 1887 ; Corporal, March 6, 1888; Sergeant, April 5, 1 89 1 ; Second Lieutenant, March 6, 1893 » First Lieutenant, April 2, 1894; First Lieutenant, Second Illinois Vol. Infy., May 18, 1898. LIEUTENANT FRANK T. CASPERS. It was in the quiet, little village of Wyandotte, in eastern Michigan, on the 17th of August, 1868, that the subject of this sketch was bom. ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 373 Two years later Lieutenant Caspers began his mili- tary career by. ordering his parents to break camp — and in heavy marching order proceed westward to a more congenial clime. Assembly sounded, he assumed com- mand, faced them to the West, gave "Forward, march !" and only halted them after reaching the West Side, Chi- cago, where their home has since remained. The suc- cess of this first tour of duty greatly encouraged the young soldier, and being of a bimetallic frame of mind, he chose the associations of a literary career by entering the Chicago public schools a few years later. He has no use for a single standard, and has steadily advanced to positions of great responsibility and honor. After graduation from high school he began his service in the I. N. G. by enlisting in Troop E, First Cavalry, November, 1885; was promoted Lance Cor- poral December, 1886; mustered out with Troop E, March, 1887; mustered in with Company M, Second Infantry, May 1887; promoted Corporal, June, 1887; Sergeant, December, 1888; First Sergeant, April 1891 ; elected Second Lieutenant, February, 1892; and re- signed May, 1892. During this time he was associated in a reportorial capacity with various Chicago dailies, and also as a traveling newspaper man. He was also associated for six years with Henry Barrett Chamber- lain in editing the Guardsman, a National Guard jour- nal. The excitement incident to breaking out of hos- tilities with Spain rekindled his ardor and devotion to military matters, resulting in his reenlistment in Com- pany M, Second Illinois Vol. Infy. He entered the volunteer service as Quartermaster-Sergeant of his company, and was soon further honored by accepting a commission to fill the first vacancy occurring in his battalion, that as Second Lieutenant of Company K. 374 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT This increase in responsibility and trust gave increas< oj)jx>rtunities of serving the regiment, and he may w< feel proud of his success and his popularity atnoi officers ami enlisted men. His fondness for athleti led to the organization of the Second Regiment Athletic Asscxriation, of which he was one of the chief proinoter& and First Vice-President. He was also one of the original organizers of the non-commissioned officers* asscKiation, and is Quartermaster of the Second Infan- try Camp Fire Association. Lieutenant Caspers is a single man, and says he has been too busy in his past life to think of such matters, but admits that on many a lonely evening in Cul>a he did think, but — time will tell. COMPANY HISTORY. Company K was originally Troop B, First Cavalry, I. X. G., and was organized in 1879. Before the com- pletion of the old First Cavalry Armory on Michigan avenue, the company drilled at the old armory on Van lUircn and I)earlK)rn streets. The troop participated in the famous "liattle of Buffalo Rock," at the annual encampment of the 1. X. (i. at Ottawa, 111., in the sum- mer of 1885, and continued to be Troop B until May, 1887, when Troops A, B, D, and E were consolidated with the Second Infantry, I. X. G., and designated Companies I, K, L, and AI respectively. Lieutenant- Colonel Henry B. Maxwell and Major Frank Logran were at different times commanders of Troop B, and Major Logan was promoted from Captain of Company K to Major of the Third Battalion. Even in the old cavalry days the company was noted for its soldierly qualities and excellence in drill, and during the great railroad strikes of 1894 the company performed valiant w i%iMfM»"*^TT 37^' HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT service to the state in the interests of law and order, and took part in the many exciting scrimmages around the Stock Yards and adjacent districts. Captain Benning, the present company commander, is a graduate from the ranks, having originally enlisted as a private in Troop B, July, 1886, and served through the successive grades until he was promoted to his present position. April 26, 1898, the company, along with the several companies of the regiment, responded to the call of the President, and reported at the State rendezvous at Springfield, 111., on the morning of April t.'j. The company at that time consisted of eighty men and three officers, and withstood the many vexatious trials and practice marches incidental to the preparation of a regi- ment for active service; and when the regiment left Springfield for Tampa, Fla., as was then supposed, visions of glorious deeds c«i fields of battle were indulged in, and it is beyond peradventure that no more enthusiastic or patriotic company ever left its home station for the front, than did Company K on that cloudy May afternoon, when the "Fighting Second" left Springfield for the front nearly 1,100 strong. The company suffered keenly the disappointment of being "side-bracked" at Jacksonville, and patiently endured all the hardships of that memorable summer, while camped among the tall pines of the chief city of the Palmetto State. The sickness and deaths among the troops during the summer at Jacksonville is a matter of record, and an evidence of the sturdy manhood and extreme physi- cal health of the company; and a further evidence of the fatherly care and attention to the bodily and physical ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 377 comforts of the men on the part of Captain Benning and his subalterns, is the fact that during all this period of sickness not a death occurred in the company. The company, chaJfing under the restraint of inactiv- ity in its summer camps, saw the "Fall of Santiago" come and go, and, true to its training, uttered not a word of complaint or censure, but hailed the removal of the Seventh Corps to Savannah, Ga., with a deep sigh of relief. Savannah offered new fields for action and observation ; and before the novelty of the change had worn away, the welcome order came to embark for Havana, Cuba, the goal of the Seventh Corps, and all the long, weary, sickly months of waiting were atoned for. The company, with the other companies of the Third Battalion, embarked on the "Mobile'' on the even- ing of December 12th, and on the morning of December 13th left Savannah amid a shrieking of factory whistles, and loud cheering from the crowds of people on the wharves of hospitable Savannah. A pleasant and Un- eventful voyage of two days on the blue waters of the Atlantic followed ; and the morning sunlight of Decem- ber 15th "showed the somber outline of Morro dead ahead.'' Two days later the company disembarked and marched through Havana to camp. The company participated in the flag raising cere- monies of January ist, and was one of the four com- panies selected to represent the Second Division, Sev- enth Corps, at the memorial services held at the Colon Cemetery over the graves of the victims of the "Maine" on February 15, 1899. Another feature of the excellent conduct of the com- pany is the fact that, notwithstanding all the tempta- tions and pit-falls that invite the unwary and careless 37^ HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT soldier to transgress the immutable "Army Regula- tions/' only one member of the company, during itj entire year's service, was unfortunate enough to 1m ])rought l>efore a general court-martial ; and he was con victed of the heinous offense of accidentally killing s mule, the property of a Cuban, and was given a shor sentence in the regimental guard-house. During its year of service the company lost thirteei members through discharges for various causes, tw< by transfers to other companies and three by transfer to U. S. Hospital corps, so that at the time of muster out but eighty-seven remained of the total of 105 men The company also performed a tour of Provost Gtiarc duty while at Jacksonville, and maintained, by virtu< of Captain l>enning's seniority, the right of the line oi the Third Battalion to the last. There was but one change of commissioned officers this occurring in October, 1898, when Second Lieu tenant Alfred Luery resigned, owing to business an domestic matters requiring his presence at home, ar Sergeant Frank T. Caspers, of Company M, was pr moted to the vacancy thus caused. Shortly after tL^ company's arrival in Havana, the Tenth U. S. Infantry being encamped there, and short of commissioned officers, owing to the fact that numerous officers of that command were filling staff fK>sitions in the Volunteer Army, First Lieutenant Henry J. Freeman, with two other Lieutenants of the command, were detailed for duty with that regiment, and as a consequence the com- pany had only two officers during its stay in Cuba. The company was also fortunate in securing good non-commissioned officers, and each and every one of them is entitled to a full share of the credit for the ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY ^^5 Iff" JgJSl^ ~~''~r~^-^ ^^fl Hk'vj^AfipiKSr^^^ 1^ ^M«! m «5 m '.t.M'^ ■ . ^ 1 :^ , ;. . H^ - i):^ SODA FOUNTAIN. HAVANA. enviable record made by the company. First Sergeant Oliver S. Hopkins performed the trying and exacting duties of his office with tact and ability ; while Quarter- master-Sergeant Wm. C. Devlin, Artificer Sam'l Buck- ingham. Company Cook Corporal Freeman B. Peat, Assistant-Cook "Tommy" Smith, and Company Clerk Corporal Horace L. Daniels left nothing to be desired in their respective departments, and contributed in no small measure to the general health and excellence of the company. Other "non-coms" of the company whose abilities were recc^nized were Sergeant Ralph L. Kelly, who was detailed as Assistant Color-Sergeant of the r^ment ; Sergeant Howard L. Saunders, who 380 HISTORY OF THE SFXOND REGIMENT was detailed as Acting Battalion Sergeant-Major and Corporal Wm. J. Brummel, who acted as Provost-Cor- IK>ral in the corps Provost-Marshal's office. This list might be continued indefinitely down through the ranks ; and it is pleasant to be able to say that each and every individual member of the company can return to the "pursuits of peace" with a consciousness of a duty well, honestly, and unselfishly performed, anc heartily and sincerely appreciated by their faithfu servants. ROSTER OF COMPANY K. Mustered into service May 16, 1898, at Springfield, Illinois. OFFICERS. Albin a. Benning, Captain. — Mustered into service May 16, 1898. Henry J. Freeman, First Lieutenant. — Mustered into service May 16, 1898. Alfred Luery, Second Lieutenant. — Mustered into service May 16, 1898. — Resigned Oct. 11, 1898. Frank T. Caspers, Second Lieutenant. — Appointed Nov. 8, 1898. — Promoted from Sergeant. Oliver S. Hopkins, First Sergeant. — Appointed July 26, 1898. William C. Devlin, Q. M. Sergeant. Robert Manske, Sergeant. Howard R. Saunders, Sergeant. Ralph L. Kelly, Sergeant. — Promoted July 26, 1898. Frank Osborne, Sergeant. — Promoted July 26, 1898. Eugene D. Hungerford, Corporal. John E. Barnes, Corporal. — Discharged Dec. 31, 1898. John Everet, Corporal. — Discharged Nov. 7, 1898. Wm. J. Brummel, Corporal. — Promoted Sept. 12, 1898. William L Bogue, Corporal. — Promoted Sept. 2, 1898. Edgar R. Seeley, Corporal. Wm. J. RoFERS, Corporal. John H. Murray, Corporal. — Promoted Sept. 2, 1898. ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 381 Horace L. Daniels, Corporal. — Promoted Dec. i, 1898. Ira M. Whitman, Corporal. — Promoted Jan. 7, 1899. Leo Vogel, Corporal. — Promoted Jan. 7, 1899. Chas. H. Jarm, Corporal. — Promoted Jan. 7, 1899. Frank Hoover, Corporal. — Promoted Jan. 7, 1899. Frank E. Gillett, Corporal. — Promoted Jan. 7, 1899. Freeman Peat, Cook. Herman Wolf, Artificer. — Discharged Feb. 5, 1899. Samuel M. Buckingham, promoted to work of Artificer Dec. I, 1898. Otto Bamberger, promoted to work of Wagoner Dec i, 1898. Chas. F. Meinkin, Musician. — Transferred May 24, 1898. Ernest H. Carlson, Musician. Wm. R. Powell, Musician. Irving S. Paull, Musician. James J. Burke, Musician. -Transferred May 24, 1898. PRIVATES. Anderson, Benjamin. Ahrens, George W. Transferred Jan. 22, 1899. Bitter, Albert F. Bloedorn, August A. Berquist, George F. Bernero, John D. BowBEER, William S. Butters, Luke J. Discharged Jan. 24, 1899. Campbell, Daniel W. Campbell, James. Cunningham, Robert A. Discharged Feb. 5, 1899. Clark, Lyman S. Croak, John J. Carbray, Joseph H. Davis, Howard J. Drayer, John. Dunn, Richard. Downey, Thomas J. Duddles, William E. Drink WATER, John T. Eaton, Bert C. Erlhoff, John F. Foss, Christian. Frazier, Charles D. Discharged Feb. 3, 1899. Flynn, Edward T. GoLDiNG, John. GiESEN, Emil D. Gruse, Joseph A. Grove, Peter L. Harwood, Henry. Discharged Sept. 20, 1898. Hansen, Charles F. Hackett, Charles H. Hagerty, Paul L. Discharged Sept. 8, 1898. Johnson, Axel H. Joyce, David P. Discharged Feb. 17, 1899. 3«2 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT Kruges, Charles T. Keller, Rudolph. Krivanec, Frank P. Laidley, Isaac W . Ix>YSEN, Abraham. Leary. Cornelius. Larsen, Oscar. I^salle, Henry L. Lyman, William. Meehan, John M. Transferred to Hospital Corps Sept. 3, 1898. McConkey, Archie L. McHarry, Charles A. Newman, James. O'Connor, John H. O'Mally, John. Discharged Feb. 11. 1899. Pahnke, Richard J. Transferred to Hospital Corps Sept. 3, 1898. Peat, James B. Discharged Jan. 4, 1899. Peterson, George P. Peterson, Peter. Parker, James H. Discharged Aug. 2;), 1898. Peelick, I^uis C. Reiciiow, Paul J. Roche, James P. Discharged Sept. 12. 18 Shea, John M. Schilling, J. Walter. Simmons, Frank W. Simon, Oscar J. Smith, Thomas J. Seigle, George. Sersk, Paul. Tillman, Edward J. TuLLBERG, Carl O. Tucker, Arthur B. Thiebault, Francis J. Thrall, Charles. VosBURG, Ralph. Discharged March 18, 1899. Vandamark, William A. Wells, William. Wild, Arthur H. Wilken, Henry. Wulff, William. Williams, Don D. Transferred to Hospital Corps Jun : 24, 1898. Young, Clyde F. Transferred to Hospital Corps June 13, 1898. ZscHERPE, Edward. CHAPTER XXVIII COMPANY L CAPTAIN JOHN W. SWATEK Born in Bohemia, on January i6, 1858, Captain Swatek came, at an early age, to this country, and received his education in the public schools of Chicago. Turning his attention to the cigar trade, he gradually built up an extensive wholesale and retail business. He married Miss Paulina Meyer, a fine family of two boys and four girls being the result of the union. Captain Swatek is a Freemason of high degree, and, belonging to other secret societies, enjoys a wide acquaintance among their members, and a degree of popularity possessed by few, his geniality and bon cam- araderie endearing him to all who know him, and to none more so than to the men of his command, who turn to him for counsel as to a personal friend, and whose welfare he is always ready to further by any means at his command. Captain Swatek is not an old member of the National Guard, his commission as Second Lieutenant dating back to July, 1897, only; but his knowledge of tactics, acquired with the St. Bernard Drill Corps, ensured his rapid promotion to First Lieutenant, and on the resigna- tion of Captain Quinn he was chosen to the command of Company L on its entering the United States service for the Spanish war. A man of fine physique and stately presence, Cap- 383 3^4 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT tain Swatck presented a handsome and soldierly appear- ance on parade, and drew forth much admiring com- ment. Indeed, Company L had reason to feel proud of the well-set-up and officer-like appearance of all three of its officers. During the dark days of sickness in Jacksonville, when Company L suffered to a degree out of proportioo to the rest of the regiment, the solicitude and sympathy of the Captain was deeply felt and fully appreciated by his men ; and, when in turn, typhoid laid him low, keer anxiety pervaded the company, to be succeeded bj heartfelt joy when he was pronounced out of danger. MII.ITARY RECORD. Second Lieutenant, Company L, Second 111. N. G., July I J, 1897; First Lieutenant, Company L, Second 111. X. (}., August 4, 1897; Captain, Company L, Sec- ond 111. Vol. Infy., May 16, 1898. FIRST LIEUTENANT WM. JACOB UNFRIED. A native Chicagoan by birth, for his years. Lieutenant Un fried is one of the oldest members of the Second Illinois National Guard in the service. Bom March 9, 1876, and educated in the high schools of Chicag-o, at the age of sixteen years he enlisted in the Second I. N. G. Young though he was, he manifested so much zeal and ability, and such inborn faculty for the acquirement of knowledge of matters military, that the following year saw him chosen successively Corporal and Sergeant ; and, after holding with credit the posi- tion of First Sergeant of his company, he was elected Second Lieutenant August 30, 1897. When the regiment was mustered into the U. S. ser- vice, the promotion to the Captaincy of First Lieutenant 386 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT Swatek paved the way to Lieutenant Unfried's well- deserved advancement to the rank of First Lieutenant. Lieutenant Unfried served continuously with the regiment all through the campaign, with the exception of a short leave of absence. He commanded the com- pany during the absence from sickness and on leave o Captain Swatek, and proved his capability to efficientl perform the duties of Company Commander. Well set-up, and of military appearance, he was striking figure on parade, where he attracted niu< attention. He was detailed for a considerable period as Acti Adjutant of the Third Battalion, discharging the duties entirely to the satisfaction of Major Purinton, com- manding the battalion. MILITARY RECORD. Private, Second I. N. G., May 2, 1892; Corporal, March 7, 1893; Sergeant, August 11, 1893; First Ser- geant, November 30, 1896; Second Lieutenant, Augnst 30, 1897; First Lieutenant, Second 111. Vol. Infy., May 16, 1898. SECOND LIEUTENANT ADOLPH BAADE. Lieutenant Baade is also a Chicagoan, bom August 8, 1874, and educated at the public schools of Chicago. He is still unmarried, and up to the time of joining the United States service held a position as auditor with the Western Electric Company, with which company Lieutenant Unfried also held a clerical appointment. Both officers joined the Second I. N. G. in the same month, and were made Corporals on the same day. The outbreak of the war found Lieutenant Baade holding the appointment of First Sergeant of Company ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 3^7 L, an office in which he had displayed marked ability, and was rewarded by promotion to the vacant Second Lieutenancy. Popular and efficient as a non-commis- sioned officer, First Sergeant Baade had fully demon- strated his worthiness for commissioned rank ; and his elevation was exceedingly gratifying to his friends, the entire company numbering themselves in that category. Of refined and gentlemanly manners, and of hand- some appearance. Lieutenant Baade was eminently qualified to reflect credit upon any position to which he might be called, and, had opportunity offered, would have doubtless received, as he well merited, further promotion. MILITARY RECORD. Private, Second I. N. G., May 25, 1892; Corporal, March 7, 1893 ; Sergeant, July 3, 1894 ; First Sergeant, August 30, 1897; Second Lieutenant, Second 111. Vol. Infy., May 16, 1898. COMPANY HISTORY. The story of Company L will not, presumably, differ from the story of any other company in the regiment, if we tell only of things "militaire"; nor do the indi- viduals differ from those of any other company. They are alike. There is the man who speaks broken English, and the one who speaks as if his had been a goodly share of schooling. The man with a mischievous grin con- stantly on his face, and that sober-looking individual whom none can rightly judge. There is the good sol- dier and the bad soldier ; those who have never seen the guard house, and those who frequent the guard house ; the one who always works and never "kicks," and the one who seldom works and always "kicks." .^88 HISTORY OF THE SFXOND REGIMENT This cosmopolitan collection of individuals in a com- pany finds no two alike : and yet they are all alike when the mad rush for "place" in the line when mess call sounds. They are all eager to **stand in" Avith the cook and ji^et a "double header/' The company cook, indeetl, ah ! what a Czar he was, and it always paid to "stand in" with him. "A friend in need is a friend indeed/' j^oes the proverb ; and what soldier was not in need when mess call sounded ! Now in retrospect the story of L is to members of Company L an ever-to-be-remembered one. One of multi-variations of the theme which brougfht us into existence as a reji^iment of volunteers. One where joy? and ])athos have minji^led; where the suffering's of ? dreary waitinjj camp life made many a soldier-boy's heart ( )ver- weary ; where the thought of comrades fighting in trenches while we were forced to abide our time, made soldiering such as we had, a harder lot than can be imagined. Our wish had been, and remained througliout the campaign, for only a chance to show our mettle. It was a hard battle with us to remain inactive while others fought and gave their lives. That grand antici- pation which had been ours in Springfield, III., remained ours until even after peace had been declared while we lay in Jacksonville, Fla., and w^ith this anticipation always in view, Company L was always a willing- com- pany to drill : alwavs anxious to learn, and faithful to the lesser or greater (hities of camp life ; a hardier, browner-tanned company of ])oys did not exist. Robust in health were they all, and during the first two months at Jacksonville, before the days of fever that came later as an epidemic, there was not one who thought of sickness. •'*"• ^'^^ .■;■ -t^ Jtti iU V* .i.^^^^'*^ m a ' i* Oil. J *•— - Ki 1 ^■K .<. :Jii ^: . •^■■Mai vU 39^ HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT Sickness, then, to us seemed ig^ominous failure in our duty. Perhaps some of us would have acted differ- ently could we have pierced the future and foreseen the » inevitable that was to come, and when it did it was to make history in the respective companies of the regiment. The reminiscence of those days is one we look back upon with awe. Then we hardly realized what havoc the ravajT^es of malaria, typhoid, and intestinal diseases played among us. It almost seemed as if we wrere in a stupor — a dream, as it were, where, one by one at first, then by two's or more, our comrades took sick and submitted, going through the various stages of a sick soldier ; — indisposed, sick book, and answering- sick call in the mornings — sick in quarters, sick in the regi- mental hospital, and then to the Division Hospital, where, during the torturing days of the hottest summer months, they lay with only a canvas cloth between them and the direct rays of a burning sun. How crowded were now the wards; and long and weary were the days, to lie with a fevered brow, and listen to the ravings of delirious soldiers. Or perhaps fate was kind enough to ease our suffering a wee bit by placing us iti a state of semi-consciousness — ^time flew faster then. The Hospital Corps men — ^the only nurses available during the first months — did all they could, all they knew, to help us, but it is not given to man that blessed virtue of knowing how to nurse, and their pardonable shortcomings were many. All this was, in a measure, retrieved with the coming of female nurses, and many a soldier of L remembers with ten- derness the gentle care of his nurse, feels under the ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 39 ^ greatest obligation to them, and, perhaps, more than one "mail day" has found tbem reading answered letters from their nurses. That was a soldier's sickness, with its variations, invariably ending with the gladdening furlough. Over in the company street there was much anxiety. The face of our commanding officer grew graver day by day, and his attention greater. His endeavors to help us multiplied, and yet the boys dropped one by one — at drill, during guard mount, or in their quarters. It was no uncommon sight to see the Hospital Corps men running to take the limp form of a weakened sol- dier to the hospital on a stretcher, or, perchance, after the evening meal was over we found some comrade in a feverish condition in his tent, and took him to the hospital. Thus, sickness increased, and those as yet untouched battled harder against it. The word sick- ness was grating to our ears, the sick call a discordant sound. Every one endeavored to avert ** going on the sick book." Every one ''bucked" against that ominous feeling of laxness, always indicative of fever, but withal the company grew smaller, and on every man's features was depicted the question ''who's next?" Men for active duty grew scarce; those not in the hospital were, a good many of them, "sick in quarters." L had been for a long time the healthiest company in the regiment, but during the worst season, August, September and October, it dwindled down to the bot- tom of the list. Where once we had drilled with ten and eleven sets of "fours," we now drilled with two, and they were at times "skeleton fours." Sixty per cent of L was down sick or on sick furlough — a formid- 39^ HISTORY OP THE SECOND REGIMENT able fact — and yet we were only one company of twent five regiments that at one time comprised the Seven Army Corps. Those were dismal and discouraging^ days. O Captain was beseiged by anxious inquiries from frier and relatives at home — every one an urgent inquiry to the condition of a soldier-son, brother, or sweethes On the 2(1 of September came the sad nevvrs of '. first death. Stroebel was gone, and we stood as stunned. Stroebel was one of the healthiest and rr robust looking men in our ranks — ^a German, who had come to us as a recruit in June, and least of all did we think him the first to die. With military honors we laid him to rest in the Government lot, No. 15, in Evergreen cemetery, Jacksonville. On the 14th Chas. Donley, one of two brothers, died, but his was an unex- pected death. Reported as recovering, while his brother was expected to die, he passed away, and W. H. Don- ley lived. On the i8th Arthur Connelly, who, with his father, Thomas, had enlisted in June, passed away, and once more our company was in gloom. These last two comrades we sent home to sorrowing relatives, for burial. Again, on the 24th, another death among- us; and now beside Stroebel in Evergreen cemetery lies Steffins, whose relatives we could not trace. Company L was his only known mourner. Coupled with the memory of these four dead com- rades are many incidents we are wont to remember. Fine lads, all of them, and liked by their comrades, they will always be remembered. Perhaps some of us think Stroebel's death was premature. He did not realize his condition, and so when one morning he answered sick call, he, in his broken English, could not make the sur- ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER iNti'ANTRV 393 geon understand, and when it was suggested that per- haps he could go on duty, replied, " Ya, may pe so ; may pe I get petter if I vork a leetle," and went "on duty." L was then doing Provost Guard duty in the city of Jacksonville, being quartered on the third story of a business building, and when Stroebel came to us we carried him up stairs, so weak was he. A night or two later we carried Stroebel and Donlevy down stairs to an ambulance. We carried Stroebel again shortly afterward, but then — we were pallbearers. "I don't claim any education to speak of,'' Charlie Donlevy would say, with that gleam in his eye betoken- ing wit, ''but I always hold my own in an argument. No matter what you are arguing, if you don't under- stand the other fellow, or know what he's talking about, if you think he is getting the best of you, just shake your head as if you knew it all, and say, 'Oh, no; that's not so ; that's wrong,' or say that you tell him he lies, and he will start all over again, and give up at last." That was Donlevy always. Perhaps some of us remember him once as he practiced this, his debater's art, on a comrade, who was, as he claimed, an atheist. There had been much said, pro and con, in a heated argument as to whether there was a heaven and hell, or not. The atheist, heated and enthusiastic ; Donlevy, cool and ready for his ''Oh, no ; that's not so." Donlevy said there were such places. His opponent said "no," and, at length, asked Donlevy to answer conscientiously his question, "Charlie, do you really believe there is a heaven?" and Charlie answered at once "Oh, — yes," which brought tlie listeners to an uproar, and* the argu- ment stopped. Donlevy died while his brother William lay ill at the 394 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT hospital, and to keep his death a secret Avas a hj though necessary duty toward WUliam. This was dark side of Company L's story. Company L was a closely related one. Of broth there were the Donlevys, Davises, Furstenbergs, 2 Porters. There were a father, son, and an uncle a enlisted. The men, too, were allowed to choose th tent mates instead of being placed alphabetically, z this helped to make the ties of friendship more bindi Of the relatives there is but one set left. One of Furstenbcrgs and one of the Davis brothers were ' charged. Chas. Donlevy died ; William was discharf and Arthur Connelly died, too, leaving the father an< uncle alone. The Porter brothers are now all then are left of the many brothers. From the Lieutenants down there is a crow^d of sol- diers who have played together as boys, and worked together as men for one firm, and now are soldiers to- gether. All this tended to make Company L one where the best of feeling existed. Chronologically, the story of Company L is identical with that of the regiment in most details. It has been one of the cogs in the regimental wheel, working in unison with the other companies. On the 14th of Aug- ust the company was detached from the regiment, mov- ing to the business portion of Jacksonville to do Provost Guard duty, under Major Harrison. Staying there about ten days, L had its representatives in the regi- ment of picked men from the Seventh Army Corps at the dedication of the Confederate soldiers' monu- ment in Jacksonville. The company made up from the Second Illinois was commanded by L company's com- mander. Captain J. W. Swatek. An honor, indeed, to ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 395 all Northerners. From L the Third Battalion had one of its representatives at the recruiting station in Chi- cago, 111. It had the honor of "escorting the colors" reviewed by General Lee, and was greatly honored in being one of the companies of the Third Battalion which represented the Second Division, Seventh Army Corps, at the impressive ceremonies on the anniversary of the explosion of the ''Maine." Marching to Colon cemetery where, in the greatest simplicity, the living paid homage to the dead heroes of the ill-fated Maine, Major Purinton could justly be proud of his battalion on that day. In fact, we are sure he was proud of his four companies, for that evening we heard *Tapa" Pur- inton talk to our Captain, as he was wont to talk when pleased : ''Jawn," he would sav, "J^-wn, we looked pretty good to-day," and Jawn would say, "Have a cigar, Major," which "Papa" always did. From the ranks of Company L the Regimental National Color Bearer Sergeant was appointed, and this, too, was a creditable honor for L. On the 1 8th of February, while in Cuba, Company L reported once more to Major Harrison for Provost duty, camping at Quemados, a pretty town of gardens and grand old buildings of quaint architecture. It was in the neighborhood of this town that Captain Sigsbee rode a few nights before the destruction of his ship and was hissed on all sides. A different spirit is now visible, for Company L will long remember the kindness of the Quemados people. Its poor will, I think, also remember us, for, from the back of the com- pany kitchen, more than one family was fed from the scraps and leavings of the soldiers' mess. There was 39^ HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMEM*. always a crowd of yelling natives and children bled there at meal times, and there it was tha cakes'* received the name of **ponchos," or "bla Some of L's mischievous members taught the h Cubans to call **pancakes" **poncho," and every ing came the cry, **Mita, mita, gi-me pcwncho— blanket." I^ Playa, a small seaport town below Qua was guarded by a squad from Company L. La Springs, which, on account of its pestilent flea nick-named "Fort Flea/' one of the many soui Havana's water supply — a fine work of engin^ alxHit twelve miles from Quemados — was also guan by a detail from L. The United States Paymaste headquarters and the Quemados jail were later, 1 gcther with La Venta Springs, places that L gxiardt L remained on Provost duty until March 28, 1899, wh it was relieved. On the 29th came the orders to leave for the State and on that date we broke camp and proceeded to tl San Jose docks in Havana and embarked on the Plai line steamer "Olivette" with Company C, our reg ment, amid the cheers of the "Jackies" of the U. S. i "Resolute" and the playing of the Commodore's ban on that ship, steamed out of the harbor which sorr months before we triumphantly had entered. L an C arrived at Tampa, Fla., the evening of the 3ot of March, after the usual work of fumigation a the fumigating station, not much the worse fo this or from the trials of seasickness on the wa across, and by rail proceeded to Augusta, Ga., b; way of Savannah, and went into camp waiting th arrival of the rest of the regiment, the last of whicl 3S>^ HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT joined us on the 5th of April. Thus the regiment m once again wholly united at Camp McKenzie. During the period previous to the fever epidem tliere had been crowded tents of good-natured soldii lads, who sang in the twilight and evenings betwc "retreat" and "taps," who pranced around like co during the days. Later there came a time of dow heartedness and gloom permeated every man's wor and actions. There was a vacancy in every tent ; t songs were gone — ^the joking done. During that tin however, every man's nerve was tested. That whi was best in a man came out on top then, as in sympatl a soldier helped a comrade while ill at the hospitals in quarters, visiting him whenever permissible, ai bringing him the delicacies allowed. Then came period of almost inactivity, as it seemed. Comrad were home recuperating, and the company waited i reunion. November found them coming back, an with the Third Battalion, on the 12th of Decen her, we embarked for Cuba, all united once mor merry and expectant of what was to be, after our lor months of waiting. All united save Zeigner, Sorenso and Sergeant Erickson, who were discharged. A fe others secured their discharges while the company wj yet in the States. Once in Cuba the time of hapi comradeship recommenced anew. The songs starts up, the joking went the rounds, and L was happy ag-ai Camp routine slid along smoothly ; there was heall and cheer on every man's countenance. "Water Tanl Smith sang his songs, improvised on any and all prove cations. **Rough House" pranced around, a terror t his tent as he jocosely teased his mess-mates. Park was a "good soldier^' over again. Ross spoke Spanis ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 399 (he had studied in the States), but failed to make him- self understood. Everybody bought cane knives and called them "machetes," until L resembled a walking arsenal. Quartermaster Kiesgen supplied our wants purchased from the company fund, and showed his economic abilities, for once, when he decided to give us a treat, he bought some prunes. Two pounds ought to be enough, he thought, but five pounds would more than feed us lavishly. That night every man got two prunes, and ever afterward Kiesgen heard the cry, "who bought the prunes ?" But Kiesgen learned. "Water Tank Smith" was one of the detail who vol- unteered to lay water pipe from the main pipe which was to supply the regiment. Colonel Young, of the Engineers, seemed to have made it understood that the Second Illinois detail should lay pipes toward our regiment, but the pipes were headed toward the Texas regiment. Smith, together with the others, laid down "their arms" and reported back to the Second Illinois, relating the circumstances to Colonel Moulton. That night "Water Tank" sang a song to the air of "Break the News to Mother" : "In a regiment far in Cuba, the First Sergeant came one day, And said, 'who'll volunteer to lay some water pipe,' he sang. The 'Top' had promised relief from roll-call, and 'per- haps some extra pay.' 'I will,' a gang then shouted, 'although the work be hard,' etc — And wound up with the chorus : " Just break the news to Colonel Young, And tell him that we'll all be hung 4^^ HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMKNT Before another inch of water pipe well lay. Twas understood by us to-day We'd lay the pipe the other way. We'll lay the pipe to our reg'ment, Or lay no pipe at all." Smith has a verse written on every man in the com- pany, and he sing^ them gayly. The cook, I presume, did not satisfactorily answer Smith, who sang- some- thing about **double headers on salt," and the chorus : "Bean soup for supper, Bean soup for supper, etc.. And that ain't no lie." While on duty at Queniados, '*Rough House" had a considerable honor thrown upon him. On the night of the anniversary of the commencing of the insurrection the Cubans had a sort of festivity. They assembled on the main street of the town dressed in a grotesque man- ner, and formed a parade headed by a Cuban carrying a transparency. They passed Company L's camp, w^here "Rough House" joined them, dressed in an undershirt, kahki pants and a pair of Cuban slippers. He took the lantern from the Cuban and assumed the leadership. Marching down the street, stopping every few feet, when the Cubans would form a circle about **Rough House," dancing and crying their 'Vivas," to which "Rough House" responded, and then he took up the dictatorship and called for the hurrahs. "Viva Gomez !" "Viva Garcia," "Viva Cuba Libre !" he yelled, and the Cubans answered back "Viva," as if their lives depended on it. "Viva Garcia! Viva!" "Viva John Swatek," cried Rough House, and "Viva" answered they. 'Viva Hinky Dink," he called again, and was answered by a louder 'Viva." ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 4^1 By this time a Cuban had deciphered "Rough House's" cry, and the Cubans cried "Viva John Swatek," "Viva Dinky Hink," and "Rough House" responded. So on through the town "Rough House" exchanged "vivas" with the Cubans. When they went down on their knees in a circle to pronounce a curse upon Weyler, who was represented by a snake, made of rags and lying on the ground, "Rough House" joined in. "Taps" sounded, and he was forced to return to camp, leaving the Cubans, undoubtedly, to their sorrow ; for he made more noise than the throng who followed him. There is much to tell of incidents occurring, but space forbids. It will all be told when Company L's mem- bers gather at reunions, or the comrades meet in after years to tell the "story of L" over again. Fond memo- ries will linger in the minds of its members, brought closer together by a long soldier life. Ties of friend- ship have been bound tightly, and will still closer be bound as the years roll on. The anticipations of grand things, the life of waiting — a soldier's hardest lot ; the reminiscences of all our camp experiences ; the sad and weary linked with the joys of it all, will remain as memories. Custer's command lives — all regular army organiza- tions live — new members walk in the steps of older heroes, but a volunteer regiment is born — lives glori- ously, perhaps, and then dies ; and with this class Com- pany L is now only a memory. The L that we knew will never live again, but its memory will. 402 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMKNT ROSTER OF COMPANY L. Mustered into service May i6, 1898, at Springfield, Illinois. OFFICERS. John W. Swatek, Captain. — Mustered into service May 16, 1898. William J. Unfried, First Lieutenant. — Mustered into service May 16, 1898. Adolph Baade, Second Lieutenant. — Mustered into service May 16, 1898. Julius H. Furstenberg, First Sergeant. Samuel T. Hunter, Sergeant. Charles Wigger, Sergeant. Anton F. Sorenson, Sergeant. Florence h. Kiesgen, Q. M. Sergeant. Adolph Erikson, Sergeant. George F. Ahujorn, Corporal. IvA H. Morgan, Corporal. John J. Hazlitt, Corporal. James W. Fitz Patrick, Corporal. Hi'MiiOLD Von Horn, Corporal. Thomas Van Lear, Corporal. Edwin S. McGinnis, Corporal. — Promoted July 3, 1898. Frank (i. Miller, Corporal. — Promoted July 3, 1898. Elmer C. Ross, Corporal. — Promoted July 3, 1898. John Caul, Corporal. — Promoted July 3, 1898. Bruno Brunner, Corporal. — Promoted July 3, 1898. Charles S. Shreve, Artificer. Herman Lemke, Wagoner. PRIVATES. Arndt, Albert F. Cheer, Charles E. Barber, Joseph. Coltman, George F. Bayer, Joseph. Colterman, Stanley M. Bell, Gus. Discharged Sept. 20, 189b. Brandshagen, F. C Connelly, Thomas. Branss, Hugo. Connelly, Arthur. Breidt, Henry W. Died Sept. 14, 1898. BuELL, Walter S. Conners, Frank M. ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 403 CONSELYEA, WiLLIAM A. Dahl, Balser F. Dautel, Cyrus S. Davis, George B. Davis, Percy. Discharged Sept. 20, 1898. Derry, Harry. Dettman, Louis J. Deutscher, William. Dixon, Eugene. Donley, Charles. Died Sept. 14, 1898. Don levy, William C. Donley, William H. Edwards, Edward J. Egan, Edward H. Essig, Charles G. Felt, LoRen M. Furstenberg, Alex. Discharged Oct. 11, 1898. Flemming, Fred C. FooTE, Henry W. GossET, Henry A. Granahan, John A. Greig, John W. Gunderson, George B. Hammond, Thomas O. Hancock, John D. Hansen, Julius H. Hedman, Magnus E. Heubach, Henry. JoRGENSON, John. Josephson, Joseph. Kahl, Otto. Kerby, Frederick A. Knappman, Edw. R. La Force, Birdsall. LONGSTRETH, ChARLES R. Maneke, Robert E. Morrison, John D. Discharged Sept. 20, 1898. O'Brien. John. Parks, Frank. Patzman, Julius. Phillips, John C. Porter, George. Porter, Joseph. QuEENAN, Bert E. Robinson, William F. RuTZEN, Fred B. Saunders, William A. . Transferred to Q. M. Dept. May 16, 1898. Appointed Regimental Q. M. Sergeant Jan. 25, 1899. ScHOEKEL, Fred J. Smith, August C. Smith, William R. Strode, Herbert E. Discharged Aug. i, 1898. Strobel, Herman. Died Sept. 2, 1898. Steffins, Henry. Died Sept. 24, 1898. Smith, George A. Sorenson, Emil S. Statham, Arthur J. Themes, Everett. Treitz, Peter. Waugh, Frank. Werner, William. Zeigner, Paul. CHAPTER XXIX COMPANY M CAPTAIN JOHN McFADDKN Captain McFadden is probably the best knoivi one of the most popular officers in the regimen was born in New York City, August 13, 1862, ax with his family removed to Cambridge, Henry ( 1 le received his early education in the public anu u schools of these two cities, and at his majority engaj in a general mercantile business in Cambridge with father. His business ability was soon after recogn-L l)y his appointment as cashier of the local bank, and mlHtary career dates from November 21, 1879, wl he enlisted as a private in Company E, Fourteenth B talion, 1. N. G. This company was subsequently Co pany D, Sixth Infy. I. N. G., and in May, 1881, he v api)ointed Corporal. July of the same year he v promoted Serjeant, and in October was made Fi Sergeant. In June, 1882, he was elected Second Lie tenant, and in May of the following year was advanc to the First Lieutenancy. He was elected Captain Jui 1884, and in 1887 was reelected for a second term. August, 1889, he was elected Major, his term expirii in August, 1894. About this time he was apix>int cashier of the Internal Revenue office at Chicago, ai removed to that city, and, November 19, 1895, w elected Captain of Company M, Second Infy. I. N. C 404 40^ HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT which rank he held at the time of the company's muster into the United States service, May i6, 1898. Captain McFadden is possessed of rare executive ability and his success, as shown by the high state of discipline and drill of his company, was the subject of general remark. Shortly after the regi- ment's arrival in Jacksonville, Fla., in May, 1898, he was detailed as Acting Depot Commissary of the then growing Seventh Army Corps. At this time the corps was being organized, and, with a regiment arriving almost every day until the total num- l)er of men he was called upon to ration reached 32,- 000, his task was no sinecure by any means. When the regularly detailed depot Commissary arrived. Captain McFadden's splendid work was recognized by his being detailed on the staff of General Arnold, commanding the Second Division, Seventh Corps, as Commissary of Subsistence, and he performed the duties of this trying office in the same eflficienit manner until he was relieved in September of the same year. His fame as an executive officer spread, and upon his return to his company Colonel Moulton detailed him to take charge of the regimental bakery and the regi- mental exchange. His conduct of both was the won- der and admiration of the entire regiment, and up to the time of the mustering out he continued in charge, and through his admirable administration the exchange paid into the several company funds on an average of $150 per month. In January, 1899, while the regi- ment was in Cuba, Captain Thompson, the regimental Ordnance Officer and Commissary of Subsistence, was detailed as inspector of police for the city of Havana, and Captain McFadden was detailed to act in his stead, and notwithstanding the fact he ever kept a watchful, ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 407 fatherly eye upon his own company, and acted as regi- mental Treasurer in addition to his other duties in the regimental bakery and exchange, he performed the duties of all four in a manner which won for him the highest commendation on all sides. That his ability is also recognized in civil life is evi- denced by the fact that he has held the position of cash- ier of the Internal Revenue Office at Chicago all through the administration of President Cleveland, was re-appointed under President McKinley's adminis- tration, and was given a one year's leave of absence by the Government to enable him to "go to the front" with his regiment. Captain McFadden is a genial, whole-souled man, and his friends are legion in every town the regiment has encamped during its year of service. He is popu- lar both with the officers and enlisted men of the regi- ment, who admire his sterling worth and ability, and he can lay aside his sword and resume the "pursuits of peace" with the full knowledge that he has the respect and confidence of every man in the "Second Illinois." LIEUTENANT ANDREW E. ERICSON. Lieutenant Ericson was born on Christmas day, 1871, in the city of Chicago. He received his early education in the public schools of that city, and later was gradu- ated from the North Division High School. In civil life he is a salesman in the employ of Armour & Co., is married, and is the father of one child, a girl, aged two years. He enlisted as a private in Company M, Second Infy. I. N. G., December 7, 1891, was promoted Corporal in March, 1894, Sergeant in May, 1894, First Sergeant in April, 1896, elected Second Lieutenant May 19, 1896, Y^ HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMEN* and was mustered into the United States service Lieutenant May i6, 1898. Altlumj^h one of the youngest officers in th nient, Lieutenant ICricson was ever regarded of the most efficient, and his appetite for hard il without Hniit. During the months that Captaii I^'adden was ahsent on detached senrice, the cona of the company devolved upon Lieutenant Kricsoi much of the cre(Ht for the high state of drill an cipHne of the company is due him for his untirin efficient achuinistration of the company affairs wh was in command. During this time. Second **. tenant 1 laussner was absent on leave, and this left Li tenant iCricson alone in command of the compai During the regiment's stay in Cuba, and notwithstan ing the fact that he was the only officer present for dii\ with the company, he acted as Judge Advocate of general court-martial which sat almost daily for tw months, and he i)erf()rmed the duties of both offices in manner which won for him the favorable comment c all iiis brother officers. Lieutenant r>icson is modest and unassuming", and i jH)j)ular throughout the regiment. During the reg*] nicnt's stay in Jacksonville, Fla., he was presented wit a handsome swonl and belt, suitably inscribed, by th members of his company, as an evidence of their respec and esteem. LIEUTENANT ARTHUR A. HAUSSNER. Lieutenant Haussner is a native Chicagoan, and wa i)orn July 20, 1 874. He received his early education ir the Chicago public and high schools, and is a book- keeper by occupation. His military career dates frocr August 7, 1893, when he enlisted as a private in Com- 4>0 HISTORY OF THE SECOND RKGIMENT pany M, Second Infy. I. N. G. May 9, 1894, he was appointed Corporal, and June 12, 1895, was promoted Sergeant. August 6, 1896, he was discharg^ed by rea- son of expiration of his term of service, but immedi- ately reenlisted, and, September 16 of the same year, was made First Sergeant of the company. When the regiment was mustered into the United States service, May 16, 1898, he was mustered in as Second Lieutenant of the company, and served as such throughout the regiment's year of service. January 5, 1899, he was detached from the regiment and assigned to the Tenth United States Infantry, and served with that regiment until March 31, 1899, at Havana and Matanzas, Cuba. The Lieutenant is a single man, and is a resident of the North Side, Chicago. COMPANY HISTORY. Company M owes its origin to the fact that a body of young men residing in the region of West Lake street and Western avenue met in 1879 and organized a Cav- alry troop and met for drills weekly at old Castle's Hall, at Lake and Paulina streets. In the early part of i88o this troop was mustered into the State service as Troop E, First Cavalry I. N. G., with Farlin Q. Ball as Cap- tain. Captain Ball was subsequently Judge Advocate on the staff of Brigadier-General Fitz-Simons, of the First Brigade I. N. G., and is now a judge of the Cir- cuit Court of Cook County. Captain Ball was suc- ceeded by Ingvor Larson, an ex-Captain of the Swedish Army, who in turn was succeeded by Captain James E. Drum. Hugh McLachlan was the next Captain of the company, and he was, in 1886, succeeded by J. R. Wil- liams, who was Captain of the company at the time of its ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 411 muster into the service as Company M, Second Infy. I. N. G., in May, 1887. Captain Williams was twice offered a majority in the regiment, and subsequently resigned for business reasons. He was succeeded by Captain W. B. Alexander, who resigned and was suc- ceeded by Captain John McFadden, November 19, 1895. The company, at the President's call for troops, reported with the regiment at Springfield, 111., April 2^], 1898, and was mustered into the United States service May 1 6th with the maximum eighty-one men and three officers. An evidence of the sturdy caliber of the men is shown in the fact that in the medical examination previous to its muster into the Volunteer service, but three men were rejected. The officers mustered were Captain John McFadden ; First Lieutenant Andrew E. Eriscon, and Second Lieu- tenant Arthur A. Haussner. The history of Company M, subsequent to May 16, 1898, is the history of the regiment. It participated in all the short-lived joy at the prospect of getting to the front, and endured all the hardships of the summer camp at Jacksonville, and later at Savannah, Ga., and Havana, Cuba. The com- pany was ever recognized as one of the best in the regi- ment, and was noted for the extreme good nature and harmony that prevailed among its members, who insti- tuted that delightful and interesting function known as a *Vough house." This consists of an over-exuberance of spirits, sufficient in quantity to impel the participants to make a flank attack on a luckless tent of sleeping sol- diers, and in an instant the balmy Southern air is mixed up with a conglomeration of rudely awakened sons of Mars, canvas tents, regulation blankets, and the several and essential components of a soldier's wearing apparel, 4<2 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT uniform and equipment. The regulations make no pro- vision for occurrences of this nature, and, as a result, the **powers that be" were not called upon to perforni that painful operation known as "shooting at sunrise" uiH)n any of the frisky members of "Noisy M." Captain McFadden is a man of recognized executive ability, and to this fact may be attributed in no small measure the enviable record made by Company M Shortly after the company's arrival at Jacksonville, he was appointed Acting Division Commissary, and foi four months performed the arduous duties of that office in a manner that not only reflected credit upon his regi- ment and himself, but upon the entire army of Volun- teer soldiers as well. The proper administration oi affairs in the commissary department of an army prob- ably calls for more attention to detail and exercise of judgment than any department of the army, and Cap- tain McFadden is entitled to full credit for his able con- duct of the office. During his detachment from the company, the command devolved upon First Lieutenani Ericson, who, although a young man, proved what i live Chicap^o boy can do when given the opportunity by administering^ the aflfairs of the company in a man- ner that called forth commendation from "Headquar- ters" and an approval from the members of the com- pany in the shape of the presentation of a beautiful sword made him by the enlisted men of the company. During its year of service the company lost but one man by death. Private Jerry Leyhan, an amiable and much-beloved comrade, was the first and only victim of the grim reaper, and he succumbed to an attack of the dread typhoid early in October. His remains were sent home to his sorrowing sister in New York State 4^4 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT in charj^e of Corporal Emniett McFadden, who was fur- nished full power and means to see that his fallen com- rade was laid away as becomes a hero and a soldier. Xo history of Company M would be complete with- out a full acknowledg^ient of the unselfish loyalty, cheerful ()l)edience, and the excellent esprit du corps of each and ever\' individual member of the company Ikmuj^ made, and it is but fair to these excellent fellows to assert that no more enthusiastic, patriotic, uncom- plaining and loyal Ixxiy of men ever responded to the call of their country, prepared to "do or die," than did the splendid boys of **M/* The company has ever been noted for its hig-h state of efficiency, and as Troop E and Company M it w^as always kept at a very high standard, and regularly entered competitive drills and gave exhibition drills throughout the state. It also has contributed pK>ssibly more officers to the I. N. G. and volunteer service than any company in the regiment. The following- officers were at one time or another members of Company M : Captain ¥. W. Laas, Regimental Quartermaster ; Cap- tain l^'red E. Koehler, Company I ; Lieutenant Willis C. Metcalf, Company I ; Lieutenant B. S. Purinton, Conij)any I ; Ex-Lieutenant A. E. Luery, Company K, and Lieutenant Frank T. Caspers, Company K. The non-commissioned officers of the company are an exceptionally intelligent body of men, and are responsi- ble, in a great measure, for the splendid record made by the comj)any. First Sergeant Robert Y. Wallace performed the trying duties of his office with discretion and ability and was ably seconded by Quartermaster Sergeant George H. Pratt and Sergeants Crow ell Dowd, Prescott, and Toolen, and Corporals Johnson ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 4^5 Iman, Purcell, Brown, Haussner, Slater, Sievert, Mc- Fadden, Sheesley, Fenzel, Halvorsen, and Wolf. Others who contributed to the success of the company are Artificer Magnuson, Wagoner Almquist, and last, but not least. Company Cook, Corporal Theodore Kan- dul, who was an important factor in keeping the com- pany's sick-list down to the minimum. That the ability of the company was not lost sight of is evidenced by the fact that Captain McFadden was selected to act as acting commissary officer, ordnance officer, treasurer of post council, officer in charge of regimental bakery, and regimental exchange during the regiment's stay in Cuba, and performed the various and exacting duties of these offices in a manner which reflected high credit upon himself, as an officer of un- usual ability and executive f>ower. During the stay of the regiment in Cuba Second Lieutenant Haussner was, in the absence of a number of officers on staff duty, detailed with the Tenth U. S. Infantry for duty in Havana, which left Lieutenant Ericson alone in com- mand of the company, and, notwithstanding this fact, he ably and successfully fulfilled, for three months, the duties of Judge Advocate of a general court-martial, which sat almost daily during the regiment's stay in Cuba. Other members of the company whose abilities were recognized, were: Corporal M. J. Purcell, who was detailed for duty with the Provost Marshal of the Seventh Corps during its stay in Jacksonville and Sav- annah ; Sergeant C. J. Crowell, who was temporarily detailed as acting P)attalion Sergeant-Major; Private George Conway, who was detailed as stenographer at Seventh Coq)s headquarters, and at one time the com- 4<6 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT I>any had a representative in the regimental butc sliop, the regimental bakery, one in charge of the n mental stables, three in the regimental exchang-e, one the commissary department, one in the Quartermaste department, two in the regimental hospital. The cot pany lost all told, during its year of service, five me by transfer to other companies and to the Hospita Con)s, U. S. A., and eighteen men by discharge foi physical disability and by favor. The company was further honored with the distinc- tion of being the first company of United States troops to do provost guard duty in the City of Havana, Cuba. December i8th the Cerro district of Havana was evacu- ated by Spanish troops and the company was detailed the day following its arrival at Camp Columbia to take possession of the district thus evacuated. The evacua- tion was attended by numerous riots and disorders, in which several soldiers were shot, including a teamster of the regiment. The company performed this delicate duty in a highly efficient manner, which brought forth the commendation of the Provost Marshal. Altogether the officers and men of the company have every reason to be proud of the record made by "M," and the officers wish the writer to state that the record was made possil)Ie by the hearty and willing coopera- tion of every individual member of the company, whose loyalty, devotion to the interests of the company, un- hesitating obedience, and intelligent conception of the duties of a soldier — an American soldier — were con- stantly a source of extreme gratification to themselves and they further desire to thank every member of the company for "a duty well and faithfully done." ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 417 ROSTER OF COMPANY M. Mustered into service May i6, 1898, at Springfield, Illinois. OFFICERS. John McFadden, Captain. — Mustered May 16, 1898. Andrew E. Ericson, First Lieutenant — Mustered May 16, 1898. Andrew A. Haussner^ Second Lieutenant. — Mustered May 16, 1898. Wm. F. Jenkins^ First Sergeant. — Mustered May 16, 1898. — Discharged Nov. i, 1898. Robert Y. Wallace, First Sergeant. — Mustered as Sergeant May 16, 1898. — Promoted Q. M. Sergeant Sept. 2, 1898. — Promoted First Sergeant Nov. 10, 1898. George H. Pratt, Q. M. Sergeant. — Mustered May 16, 1898. — Promoted Nov. 10, 1898. Clarence J. Crowell, Sergeant. — Mustered May 16, 1898. George L. Dowd, Sergeant. — Mustered May 16, 1898. Harry D. Prescott, Sergeant. — Mustered May 16, 1898. — Pro- moted from Corporal Dec. 27, 1898. Clarence A. Toolen, Sergeant. — Mustered May 16, 1898.— Promoted Dec. 27, 1898. Frank T. Caspers, Sergeant. — Discharged Nov. 8, 1898. Carl O. Johnson, Corporal. — Mustered May 16, 1898. Emmett McFadden, Corporal. — Mustered May 16, 1898. Joseph Senftenburg, Corporal. — Mustered May 16, 1898. — Transferred to U. S. Hospital Corps July 24, 1898. Chas. L. Sievert, Corporal. — Mustered May 16, 1898. Louis Wollf, Corporal. — Mustered May 16, 1898. — Promoted July I, 1898. Edward F. Brown, Corporal. — Mustered May 16, 1898. — Pro- moted July I, 1898. Orla H. Iman, Corporal. — Mustered May 16, 1898. — Pro- moted July I, 1898. Louis N. Kerr, Corporal. — Mustered May 16, 1898. — Pro- moted July I, 1898. — Discharged Dec. 30. 1898. Michael J. Purcell, Corporal. — Mustered May 16, 1898. — Promoted July i, 1898. Hfnry Halverson, Corporal. — Mustered May 16, 1898. — Pro- moted Sept. 3, 1898. 4'8 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMEN JuLiLS H. Hal'ssner. Corporal. — Mustered May i Promoted Dec. 2T, 1898. Wm. M. Sheesley, Corporal. — Mustered May 16, id moted Dec. 27, 1898. Albert Fenzel, Corporal.— Mustered May 16, 189 moted Jan. 26, 1899. Theodore Kandll, Corporal. — Mustered May 16, iSgi moted Jan. 13, 1899. Cha.s. W. Magnusson, Artificer. — Mustered May 16, Jame.s M. Slater, Artificer. — Promoted Feb. 10, 1899. Chas. Almcuist, Wagoner. — Mustered May 16, 1898 pointed Jan. 13. 1899. John J. Laier. Musician. — Mustered May 16. — App< June 2T, 1898. • PRIVATES. Arnold. John. Hanson, Wm. D. BoHN, Frederick. Haussner, Chas. Jr. Brabrant, Ernest. Heberg, Ole. Burke, Edward. Heimberger, Fred. Carnes. Charles G. Henning. Wm. H. Discharged Jan. 5, 1898. Heiss, Fred. Chrlstian, Frank A. Hermsdorf, John. Discharged Jan. 20. 1899. Holmes, Cha.s. O. Congdon, Earl. Discharged Nov. 21, 1898. Discharged Dec. 29, 1898. Hofmann, Chas. Carlisle, Francis. Jagler, Frank. Caspers, John P. Discharged Sept. 24, 1898. Christ, Joseph J. Kastner, Charles H. Colegrove, Harry. Discharged Dec. 29, 1898. Assistant Cook ; appointed Kerr, Louis N. Feb. II, 1899. Discharged Dec. 30, 1898. Conway, George. Kerner. Nick J. H. Cum MINGS, Harry. King, Walter. Daly, Michael. Discharged Jan. 27, 1898. Faupel, Ralph W. Klein, Harry. Fay, James G. Koch, Wm. C. A. Gaedecke, August. Company Clerk, appointe GusTAFSON, Axel. Feb. 11, 1899. ILLINOIS VOLUN- KoTELMAN, EmIL. L.^ LAMPE, Albert. t^^^ Larson, August. ^^ Lauria, Antonio. ^^ Lend, John R, ^ Discharged Oct. 17, 1898. Pf Leyhan. Jekry p. 1 Died Oct. 12. 1898. Po Lewis, Joseph. LiNDSTROM, Rudolph. Re Maebker, Chas. J. L. Rl Transferred U. S. Hospita S^ July 26, 1898. s.~ Madden, Thos. S( Marquardt, Herman. St Martwick. Richard. Si Ma WHY, Hakry, T Mehmel, Otto. T Messett. Michael. W Meyers, J. J, W Mueller, William, MuRi-Hv, John. McDehmott, Geobue, Vi Nagel, George, Neff, Harry D. V Discharged Feb. 7, 1899. V, Xehlsen, TIf.vhv, 'ui:^ Neithammer, Fkel). CHAPTER XXX PECULIAR EXPERIENCES AND CHARACTERISTICS ^^)ll will see by the following table that nearly every nationality on the globe was represented in the Second Illinois at the time of its mustering into service : (ir.iinl T'ltals I''ii-lc|, Statf an« Null ("nm Avcrajjcs and ToUiU Company M. . Company L.. . Company K. Company I... Compan\ II . . Company ( 1. Company V. . Company I*,. Company I). . Company C. . Company H. . Compan> A. . f^.'-yc ►« t>» •— «^, o 420 ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 42 1 The recruits who joined the regiment in June, 1898, may have changed the above data a Httle, but not materially; only in the totals. There were 978 soldiers mustered into the service, and 50 officers, making a total of 1,028. Among these men one might find every profes- sion and occupation known to men. Entertain- ments never lacked for actors, parties for music, or camp fires for story tellers. In this Major Purin- ton and Captain Thompson always led ; they made the evening gatherings at headquarters in Jackson- ville and Savannah most enjoyable. The honors were equally divided between Chief Musician Smith and his band; Major Purinton and Captain Thompson with recitals of incidents ; Cap- tain Swatek our songster; Dickens, Scott, Mark Twain and Joe Jefferson were not in it one even- ing after a hurricane. In the camp, near Panama, at Camp Cuba Libre, Jacksonville, Fla., the following story was told on the Major, who never attempted to deny it. Standing out in the wind and rain, wrapped in poncho and Mackintosh, the Major called attention to a wooden shack which he had erected with his own hands, and with a degree of pride worthy of the occasion (for most of the tents and shacks had fallen before the storm), he said: ''There is a shack that will stand the storm. I built it and I know it will stand. If you want anything done right you must do it yourself. I was in the war of the sixties and learned a few things about these Southern storms." Just then the lllriTUKV "K THK i"i|>i' of liis initiT tiJirnieiit covered liis head to shield lirni from xhu mort ideal ion of witnessiiifj the clown- fall 111' his l>i)ank-(l shack, but when he could see, his sJiack was ten foct in tlie air, and it came down in as many |)ii.Tvs. "If you want anytliinjf done right do it yourself: it takes an old veteran to build shacks for this climate," was a song ever after. The ox])crioiice of a recruit is given as follows: 3:10 A. M. — [ woke up with a start. Found a man holding a lantern in my face. Badly scareork never did agree with me, anyway. But when I remembered the stories I had read about army doctors, concluded that I hadn't anything that needed amputation just then. When the other fellows got back from the hospital they said all they got was sugar pills. Those pills would have been just right for my coffee. Wonder if General Miles knows that we don't get sugar in our coffee. 7 A. M. — Nicely settled down to read the morn- ing paper and attend to my correspondence. You bet I'll write my girl a nice — "Fall in for company drill." Great Scott! Didn't know they started to work so early in the army. Thought that all sol- diers had to do was to fix up for dress parade so people could see how fine they looked. But I'm as good as any volunteer in the carnp, and maybe the "cap" needs me to help him out in the drill. 8 A. M. — Great Caesar and George Washington, how they drilled us ! But I showed up fine, even if the Captain did call me down pretty often. Be- lieve he's jealous of me, because when he said "right dress" every one turned and looked at me. But I looked straight to the front as modestly as I could, when the old fool swore at me and made us all look up the line at him. If I haven't as much style as him I'll quit the armv. ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 4^5 8 :i5 A. M. — ^The fellow with the cornet just made another break. "That's 'fatigue call/ " said one of my tent mates. ''That just suits me," said I; "Fm just tired enough for a long rest." And then the whole crowd laughed. Soldiers laugh at every- thing. Before they got through laughing an offi- cer came up and said that I was on "police duty" for not answering roll call. Then I found out what fatigue means in the army. It means picking up paper and chips, sweeping the ground and washing dirty dishes. Wish I had a dictionary to look up that word again. 8 130 A. M. — Started my letter to Jennie, when the Sergeant called out "Fall in for battalion drill." Holy smoke, what is a battalion drill, anyway? and what has that to do with me? T didn't enlist in any battalion. The First Sergeant says that I had bet- ter drill first and kick afterward. Wonder if Gen- ' eral Brooke knows how they run things out here at Jay's Mill. 9:30 A. M. — No more battalion drills in mine! Wonder if the regular army soldiers have to drill for a whole hour at a time, and half the time double quick, too. These soldiers here seem to like to drill; that's why they call them volunteers, I sup- pose. I'm not afraid to run and march even in hot weather, but when they make me lie right down on the muddy ground with my new uniform on I think it's time to kick. 10:30 A. M. — ^They worked the "fatigue" racket on me again. Must think I'm easy. Splitting .p^> HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT wood isn't had exercise, thoug^h; but don't see v ihcv need one of them corporals over me all lime to hoss the joh. ij M. — Had mess again. Know now why t call it "mess" — everythinj^'s all tog-ether. N( had idea, though, when you're hungry. Tlie a is a good thing for your appetite. Missed the ter for the first time. Didn't see anybody eaimg pie — so didn't ask about it — afraid they might give me the laugh again. I v. M. — Fatigue again. No chang-e in the definition of the word fatigue. It means "dirty work." Can tell now^ w-hv the fellow with the cor- net ])lays "recall from fatigue." J \\ M. — Officers all w-ent over to the Colonel's tent. l^Y*llow said it w^as officers' school. Thought I would go over, too. The Colonel didn't seem to be very glad to see me, and said that I was probably needed over in the company street. Remembered that I hadn't finished my letter to Jennie. The officers seemed to be having a gay time when I left. 1'hey were laughing about something or other. 3:15 V. ]\I. — Got a good start on my letter, but decided to stop for a w-hile to see the regimental drill, so I could tell Jennie all about it, when the wSergeant asked me to go along and to help them out by carrying a gun. I went. It was a sham battle and I got excited. We did all sorts of move- ments, marched and double-quicked, and then we laid right down on our stomachs and l>egan to crawl like so many snakes. It was hot work, and the r r ^«i, ^: SM ■^l,!- .». -^ ' b»; '*> <«) ^— ■ ^. L»6) '. «t»j ~r~ — ■t« *'^<»i' w , <• Btiju' ^ jr ■ t 1 ^ 1 ^fflH^^H' ^B^f ■'-•-.-. 1 4^^ HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT sweat soaked my new uniform clear through Didn't get one look at the men we were fighting- and came back to camp disgusted with the army^ If fighting Spaniards is half as much work as fights ing sham battles, I shall quit the army and go back to the farm. 4 130 P. M. — Qeaned up the fatigue work which had piled up while we were out for drill. Shall never miss roll call again. 5 :30 P. M. — Mess call. Pork and beans; wanted more; no more to be had. 6:10 P. M. — Dress parade. It was just out of sight! Everything was grand until I looked around to see the band, and stubbed my toe on a rock. The whole company walked right over me, and swore all the time they were doing it. Wonder when we get new uniforms. It was a great parade. 9:15 P. M. — ^Just finished my letter to Jennie. Some fool yells, **Lights out." The idea of having to ^o to bed as early as this ! Nice thing this volun- teer army. Wish I was a regular. Must write to General Miles — there goes the light. — Chattanooga limes. A country farmer who came miles to see the review of the Seventh Army Corps, was thrown into a spasm when his eyes rested on Major-General Lee ; for years he had busied himself in the routine of farm life with no sense of responsibility for anything outside of his fields, stock, and home. "What," said he, "is the war still going on? I heard that Lee had surrendered and the war was over, and here it ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 4^9 is in full blast. Well, you can't believe anything you hear nowadays !" There are hundreds and thousands who will find themselves as much at sea as this f>oor man was, who depend upon the newspaper repK>rts for the closing of the Spanish war. Peace may be declared, but the war of civilization is not over. General Lee, relating his experience on the frontier, says the troops with which he had been associated had been having a hard time chasing Indians, and were resting up, about lOO miles away. At this time ten troopers were missing, with their horses, and Lieutenant Lee was placed in charge of a detail and ordered to capture the deserters. At once the party started, following the trail, across the prairie, toward the eastward and Dallas. For hours the riding was hard, and at night the little band was still in the open, and no sign had been seen of the fugitives — only the hoofprints where the horses had passed hours before. The party was allowed to rest just long enough to renew life in the horses, when they resumed the journey. It was night when they reached the little frontier town, but their efforts were rewarded. The ten deserters were all found in one of those canteens for which the West was then famous. They were promptly turned over to the town marshal and locked in jail. It so happened that a strolling circus had stopped in Dallas that night, and Lieutenant Lee was one among those who crowded the board seats in the big tent. The indis- 43^ HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT pensable clown was naturally the center of attrac- tion, and years aften\'ard this i>erformer became one of the best known men in the circus ring. A num- ber of local jokes were, of course, included in his evening's entertainment, and Lieutenant Lee was praised and made fun of to the delight of the entire gathering. Later the young officer was presented to the performer, and behind the canvas separation l>etween the big amphitheater and the dressing- room the two men, so differently situated, became quite friendly. They strolled back to the hotel — such as it was in those days — and before morning they were sworn allies. During the exchange of confidences Lieutenant Lee promised to send on his horse with the prisoners to a point some fifteen miles further west, where the roads divided, and there the party would wait for the officer, he having agreed to drive out with the clown. The circus was also moving west at day- light, and the men expected to overtake their re- spective traveling companions. Morning came, and about 9 o'clock the officer and clown breakfasted. A little later the clown announced the arrival of his carriage. Lieutenant Lee had noticed with surprise the number of men and women who had congregated on the street, but he never suspected the cause for such a congre- gation. The clown had excused himself some time before, and called from the vehicle to the officer that arrangements were complete. The Lieutenant ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 431 strolled out of the rough building which enjoyed the name of hotel, and was speechless with amuse- ment to see his circus friend, fully equipped for the ring, seated on the high seat cf a curious red and blue vehicle which was drawn by half a dozen ponies. Then Lieutenant Lee realized that he had been caught in a trap, and would have to submit to this practical joke. He climbed up to the high seat and perched by the side of the painted clown, who immediately began a comic song and did every- thing in his power to attract attention. The town turned out to see the sight, and that departure was a memorable one. The clown was not satisfied, but drove the officer across the miles of rolling prairie to where the sunburned troopers had halted. Here Lieutenant Lee was practically turned over to his men with fitting pomp and ceremony. The roads divided, the clown faded away in the blue line of the horizon, and the young officer gal- loped beyond the reach of eye to the cavalry camp. This was General Lee's first visit to Dallas, Texas, and he has never since that day, years ago, ventured into the streets of that little city. The following story shows the spirit of the boys of the Second : Private John F. Rooney of Company H is one of the brightest young men of the Second Illinois, and is detailed to carry the mail to and from the regi- ment. He has a sweetheart in Chicago whom he often longs to see, and one day last week he got so anxious to see her and be at home, he wrote his 432 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT father, asking him if he could not do something to secure an honorable discharge from the United States service. The letter in reply was anxiously looked for; at last it came, and Rooney, the senior, said: **My son, we should like to have you at home, but we think you ought to learn to keep your contracts. It will be better for you in the future of life. A manly, resolute adherence to contracts signed will go a long ways toward establishing a reputation that is worth more than money or pleasure.*' Young Rooney accepted the counsel with a becoming pride in his father, and says: "I could not be hired to cancel my contract with the War Department of the United States." Poor little Trilby was much loved in Company M. Wherever the men went she was sure to be found, but, like everything else men love in this life, she went away one day at the hand of death, leaving the whole company in tears. She was merely a dog, but she was beloved by every man in the company. She was a mere pup when first pre- sented to Company A, at Springfield, 111., and was afterward taken in charge by Company M, being brought here, and grew to be a beautiful dog. The members of the company, desiring to show their tender feelings toward the departed Trilby, took turns in digging the grave, and at 2:10 p. m. the mourners fell in, and the funeral procession was formed. Privates Jagaman and Nehlsen acted as pallbearers, and were followed by members of the company. ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 433 Trilby was lowered into the grave, while Private Brabandt cut a cross in the tree overshadowing the grave, under which he cut the name 'Trilby." Then the mourners silently marched back to camp. EXPRESSIONS FROM THE PRESS. ''The Second Illinois Volunteers is entitled to and will receive a hearty welcome on its return to Chi- cago. So far as its opportunities have permitted, it has made as fine a record as any of the troops that volunteered at the President's call. The most irk- some duties that fall to the lot of a soldier have been its share, and it has performed them faithfully and without complaining. "Colonel Moulton has reason for the pride he expresses in his men. They have shown themselves to be well-disciplined and true soldiers. The fact that there has not been a death in the regiment since it left Savannah is the best possible evidence of the efficiency of the officers and the splendid training of the men. They have proved themselves equal to every task given them, and at the same time have kept themselves in excellent health. With all of the drudgery and none of the glory of the war they have been dieerful, earnest, and obedient. "The Second Regiment deserves well of Chicago and Illinois. It has reflected credit on the city and state wherever it has gone and in whatever it has had to do." — Evening Post, Chicago. "The Second Illinois Regiment of National Guard now located at Camp Mackenzie is the crack 434 HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT regiment of the State. It has for a long time held a warm place in the hearts of the people of Illinois, and since coming to Augusta they have likewise endeared themselves to all our citizens who have had the privilege of meeting them. "The regular army officers here compliment the Second Illinois in the highest terms. They possess that high order of discipline and efficiency which we rarely find except in the regular army. They are a type of that species of military organization which has always been a bulwark of security in time of peace and a thunderbolt of power in time of war. They have maintained their organization so long that they have the inestimable advantage of cumula- tive experience. Camp Hfe is not new to them. "They come from one of the greatest states of the Union. The South is not illiberal and freely concedes the military genius of Grant, whose name has made Galena irnmortal. In his Mississippi campaign he did — thanks to the fertility of the soil — what Napoleon himself dared not do : broke away from his base of supplies and maintained his army on the products he found. The members of the Second Illinois are the sons of men who knew and esteemed General Grant, and have had the spirit of leadership instilled into them. ''It is a great pleasure to have this excellent regi- ment with us. It strengthens the bonds between North and South. We understand and esteem each other better. It makes us, more and more, a united ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 435 • and hence an invincible people/' — The Augusta Herald, Georgia, "During the short stay of the Second Illinois in Augusta the men of the regiment have made many friends and have made a great reputation for their drilling. It had been announced that *an escort of colors' would be held yesterday and consequently probably the largest crowd of visitors that has ever been on the parade ground was present to witness the maneuver. '' 'The escort of colors' is a movement that had never before been executed in Augusta, and there are few regiments in the volunteer service that have ever taken part in such a maneuver. "^'At 5 o'clock the companies began to form in their streets and at 5:15 the battalions formed on the parade ground. The band then started, and while Colonel Moulton and staff moved out to take their position on the field the regiment formed in line as if for dress parade. The band then marched down the line and Company H, commanded by Captain Garrity, which had been detailed to have the honor of escorting the flag, dropped in behind the musicians and marched around behind the regi- ment in front of the Colonel's tent, where the stars and stripes were floating. 'The music then stopped, and the magnificent corps of bugles stepped forward and blew the beautiful color call. By the sound of the drum, the musicians moved forward, followed by the com- 43^ HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT I. I)aiiy with the flag in the center, borne by the hand- some Color Sergeant, Hunter, of Company L. **They moved slowly behind the regiment to the extreme left of the line and then the sweet notes of one of their choicest airs broke forth. "Down the line they came, finally halting just in front of Colonel Moulton, who, with his entire staff, saluted. Again the bugles raised their brazen clarions, the clear notes pealed forth, and, echoing from hill to hill seemed to take pleasure in proclaim- ing honor to the flag. The crisp breeze from the east made the bright folds of the colors stand forth trembling in the breeze, and wave over the heads of the escort, speaking protection to all. In the west, the bright azure of the sky was tinted by the glow of the setting sun, and the white clouds drifting across the heavens made the white of God's flag of liberty. To the long line of soldiers standing at attention, it seemed as if the flag of our country floated before their eyes, and in the distance the bright colors of its stripes were reflected on the horizon. "As the notes of the bugles died away the colors advanced to their place in the regiment. Company H took its place in the battalion, the band marched to its station and the end of the escort of colors was applauded by thousands, who appreciated the work done. ''It would be impossible to explain all the minute details of the beautiful movement, but it is sufficient ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 437 to say that only the best drilled of regiments could have done as well. "After this maneuver dress parade and a review was held, and the splendid lines of the companies again testified to the ability of the men." — Augusta Chronicle, Georgia, CHAPTER XXXI. THE MUSTER OUT. Before leaving Cuba instructions had been given to get all papers and books in the best ix)ssible con- dition preparatory for the muster out. Regular anny officers came and spent several days giving I)ersonal instruction to the company commanders relative to the proper forms. Not knowing the (late or place for the final muster out, steps w^ere taken to be ready for any orders that might reach us on our arrival at Tampa, Fla. On the 30th of March orders were received to move from Tampa to Augusta, Ga., and prepare for final muster, which was to be April 26th. The company commanders busied themselves to find the best scribes of their companies and then began the tedious yet all important task of making out the final muster rolls. There were six of the rolls to be made. The first was a scratch roll, and was submitted to the muster-out officer for sugges- tions and corrections. Then from the corrected roll five others were prepared. One sent to the office of the Adjutant-General, Washington. One to the Adjutant-General of the State from where the troops came. One copy retained, and two copies given to the Paymaster. A muster roll contains 438 ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY everything pertaining; to a man's record, descrip- tion of the man, lengtli o£ service, promotions, num- ber of days sick, duties performed, clothing drawn and clothing credited, in fact a complete record of the man. None can imagine the amount of work that is required to prepare these even for i.ooo men. A11 the clerks were set at work preparing examination blanks for the men. The doctors were all under orders to the chief examining medical officer, and none were allowed to examine the men of their own regiments, so that every examination should be free from any partiality, which possibly might be shown by the regimentaJ surgeon. 44^ HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT A complete physical record of the man was made, and if he claimed anything he was then referred to a board of three surgeons, who either concur or disagree with the report of the examination as first given. A careful note was made on the margin of every man's paper. These wef e taken charge of by the mustering officers and sent to Washington, where they will be carefully stored for future refer- ence. The company sick books and all regimental hospital books were also sent to Washington. So if at any future time a soldier makes a claim for pen- sion the servants of the Government will have before them the soldier's daily health record, sickness, char- acter of sickness, number of days sick, and where sick, whether in quarters, regimental or division hospitals. The muster-out process was the most trying service to the commanding officers. There were two officers to whom everything issued to the regi- ment was charged, the Quartermaster and Com- manding Officer. The Quartermaster had charge of all clothing, tents, cots, stoves, fuel, tools, cook- ing outfits, quarters, and lumber issued to the regi- ment, and arranged for all transportation. The Ordnance and Commissary Officer had to account for all the guns, bayonets, scabbards, revolvers, swords, belts, blank and ball cartridges, blanket bags, haversacks, mess-outfits, and horse equipn ments for the regiment. His commissary duties make him responsible for everything eaten by the men. "lander had f'o" and equi ^nd in turn ci must make g *he Joss is pur takes up the '>fficer to whc nowever carefi to be some sh such shortage r the hundreds oi the regimental officers, it speak •^usmess abiJitie. them that all th< for. Suchivasti one year's servic, amount of suppjie or nothing not this and the man. "dental officers vvl comment by the r rl-i/-v — _ 44- HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT of the 1 ,300 rolls and discharges there is no sentence or word that calls for an explanation. An honora- ble (Hscharge from the United States service is a badge of honor to its possessor, and is a |)assport to the respect and confidence of every citizen. Tlie last, and to many the most, important item of the muster-out was the pay. The United States Government, by an act of Congress, generously voted to give every man and officer who had served abroad two full months' extra pwiy as a gratuity. To this was generously added, travel pay, at the rate of twenty miles equivalent to one day's pay. To the enlisted men their pay, plus the ration money, was 82 cents per day. The consideration of mile- age was from the place mustered out to their homes. Tlie great majority were mustered in at Springfield, some at Savannah, some at Jacksonville, Fla., and two officers at Havana. The distance from Au- gusta, Ga., to their homes, averaged about 900 miles, thus allowing forty-five days' travel pay. The Ignited States Government is to be commended for tills generous conduct toward its soldiers, and still the compensation was none too great for those who risked their lives and made sacrifices of their l)usiness interests at home. And also in speaking of the generosity of the Government toward its soldiers, it is only just to say, that no army or body of men was ever so well fed, clothed, and paid, care- fully looked after, and provided with so many com- forts, better attended when sick, and nursed into health, as the soldiers of the United States during 4H HISTORY OF THE SECOND REGIMENT the Spanish war. All that intelligent care and scientific attainments could offer was done for the comfort of the men in the service. When we com- pare the conditions under which our men served with those of the Spanish soldiers with whom we were at war, the contrast grows so great that com- parison ceases. It is said that Spain sent 250,000 men to Cuba, one of the greatest armies ever trans- ported across the seas. Out of this 250,000 men in Cuba, 80,000 are rejMDrted to have died of dis- eases and wounds. To properly provide for such an army would have required millions, hence only a small per cent of Sprain's soldiers were even properly e(iuipped. The funds sent out by the Spanish Gov- ernment too often found its way into the pockets of corrupt officials. The great diflference in the ecjuipment of the two armies could never be more strongly evidenced than the comparison we saw of Spain's methods of treating her soldiers in Cuba, and the treatment given the United States soldiers. In conclusion, it is safe to say that no soldier returned from the war without a deeper feeling of ])atriotism and a more generous view of the great- ness and goodness of his own, his native land.